“Citizens” had the qualification in hand until the extra minutes as they were winning 1: 0, while they won the first game 4: 3 at home.
However, “Los Blancos” came back furiously with Rodrygos’ two goals to take the game to extra time, where they scored another goal with Benzema from the penalty spot and touched the grand final of Paris.
The Spanish coach is disappointed with the elimination, but insists that he was not thinking about qualifying until the end, as he knows Real well and what is happening at the “Santiago Bernabeu”.
“In the first half we did not find our game, but then we played the game. Then, in the 90th minute Real Madrid found the first goal, and then the second… We were not suffering, but they found the goal and I wish them. Even in the 89th minute I did not see myself in the final as I know the Bernabeu. We had the opportunity to score the second goal, but what happened in Manchester happened again today. “Liverpool and Real Madrid are now in the final and we will have some difficult days,” Guardiola told TNT SPorts.
City were very close to securing the second consecutive Champions League final, but gave up in the final minutes when they had the qualifier in hand.
Meanwhile, the “Citizens” will try to defend the title of champion in England, where they are leaders of the Premier League, with one point more than the main follower, Liverpool.