A decade of disappointment: Pep Guardiola has failed to win the Champions League in the past 10 years. PORTO, Portugal: It was billed as the night when Pep Guardiola would lead Manchester City to their first Champions League title but it ended with questions again being asked about the Spaniard's decision-making in the biggest games in Europe.
On Saturday, he shuffled his cards in an attempt to foil the tactics of Tuchel but in doing so left his side without the key elements that had taken them to their first Champions League final. As if to highlight the absence of Fernandinho's solidity, strength, ball-winning and ability to lead a transition, Chelsea's N'Golo Kante, the French World Cup winner, delivered an outstanding display of just those qualities.
"I think Gundogan played good, but we missed a little bit to break the lines in the first half. The second half was much better. "I think that will levelled at him because he changed the way he had played all season. He has always had Rodri or Fernandinho in there but he changed it," said former England defender and television pundit Rio Ferdinand.
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