Pep Guardiola says Manchester Metropolis should settle for their newest Champions League heartbreak and refocus on their bid to retain the Premier League after their beautiful semi-final defeat to Actual Madrid.
Metropolis have been moments away from establishing an all-English closing in opposition to Liverpool earlier than Actual launched a exceptional comeback on the Bernabeu.
A second-half purpose from Riyad Mahrez the Premier League champions on the brink however two targets inside two minutes from Rodrygo in damage time noticed Actual pressure extra-time with the tie poised at 5-5 on mixture.
Karim Benzema continued his sensational run of type on this competitors after scoring from the penalty spot in further time, his 10th purpose in 5 consecutive video games.
Actual held on to make sure Metropolis’s agonising watch for a Champions League triumph goes on for at the very least one other season.
‘We have been shut. However on the finish we couldn't attain it,’ Guardiola advised BT Sport, reacting to the defeat.
‘It's easy, the primary half we didn’t have an excellent sport, we weren't giving sufficient however we didn’t undergo a lot. We have been higher after the purpose, we discovered our tempo. And within the final 10 minutes we didn’t undergo.
‘There have been moments, however we weren't underneath stress, this was not the case. They put quite a lot of gamers within the field, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Benzema, Asensio, with crosses and scored twice.
‘We didn’t undergo a lot however we didn’t play our greatest however that is regular. We have been shut. Soccer is unpredictable and typically you need to settle for it.
Requested concerning the temper within the Metropolis dressing room, Guardiola added: They're unhappy. As a result of we have been shut. Now we want time to course of and are available again in our final video games.’
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