Real Madrid Dump Manchester City Out Of Champions League Once More
Real Madrid dumped 10-man Manchester City out of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons as a 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate victory for the Spanish giants.
City had to make history in overturning a 3-0 first leg deficit against the 15-time European champions, but a difficult task became an impossible one when captain Bernardo Silva was shown an early red card for handling the ball on his own line.
Vinicius Junior converted from the spot to kill the tie as a contest as City exited to Madrid for the third consecutive year.Erling Haaland levelled for City before half-time, but Vinicius won the game with virtually the final kick off the ball.
City's season is at risk of coming off the rails.Winless in three games, Pep Guardiola's men must raise themselves for the League Cup final against Arsenal on Sunday.
They also trail the Gunners by nine points in the Premier League title race and host Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals next month.
Once again City's quest for Champions League glory came unstuck as Madrid proved they have the knack for finding their best come the knockout stages of this competition, despite unconvincing form in La Liga.
Alvaro Arbeloa could afford to leave Kylian Mbappe on the bench on his return from injury, while Jude Bellingham could also be back fit by the time they face a likely quarter-final against Bayern Munich.
Source:Ndtv

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