Manchester City are out of the Champions League after a heartbreaking penalty shootout exit to Real Madrid in their epic quarter-final.
After facing the media 24 hours earlier, Bellingham was the first Real Madrid player to wander out to view the Etihad pitch pre-match, headphones in, earning applause from the small number of away fans in place. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, on punditry duty pitchside, stopped and videoed Bellingham from afar, reacting just like the autograph hunters pitchside when Bellingham shot him a smile and a wave.
That didn't stop Walker from making a beeline for the assistant at half-time, who was operating on the opposite side from his spot at right-back. Walker made his case over something he was unhappy with, and because there were no other contentious decisions involving the defender and that particular official, one can only assume the goal was the point of discussion. Walker made his case fairly strongly as the players walked off at the break, with Walker having to back down in the end.
Just before the equaliser, with City probing to get their goal, the fans began a rarely-heard chant to motivate their team. 'We're Man City, we fight 'til the end,' they sang. It's not often heard in these parts because City don't often have to show their fighting spirit to chase a game because they're usually in control. But it can be forgotten that they possess a squad full of fighters and that's why they are champions of Europe and the world.
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