It’s not the reason why didn’t win the game, we tried to create and we couldn’t, and that’s why we are not in the final. We’ve eliminated a huge team in City.
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“It’s going to be a very hard game again, we know that, but it’s one we’re looking forward to”. We had a lot of experience of being in the semi-finals and we did a very professional job.
Real will now play city rivals Atletico in the final – a repeat of the 2014 showpiece – and hope to claim their 11th European title.
“The two teams were working with no-one making a difference”.
“It was a close semi-final and we have come out the wrong side of it”.
Hart was beaten once in 180 minutes of football against the Spanish giants as City fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night to bring an end to their European dream.
‘We could easily be in the final, ‘ Hart said directly after the match during an interview with BT Sport.
However, Pellegrini defended his record having taken City to the last four for the first time and believes they will have the potential to go all the way under Guardiola.
Pellegrini’s team had begun the game confidently but the deterioration was marked for a good quarter of an hour after Kompany’s departure and it took some time before City managed to shake their heads clear.
Skipper Vincent Kompany’s latest injury setback provided conclusive proof – if any were needed – that he can no longer be relied upon to lead the defence, with City ready to step up their efforts to land Everton’s John Stones this summer.
“It didn’t happen, it was a short result, but it’s [a] good [one] because we got through and are in the final”. We played against a strong team but they weren’t better than us.
City only produced one shot on target in the second leg, but Bale thinks that while the Premier League side struggled to cope with the occasion, Madrid also deserve some of the credit.
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday May 4, 2016.
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“It is not the best thing changing a defender very early but I don’t think we had any problems in defense”, said Pellegrini, who will be replaced by Bayern’s current coach Pep Guardiola next season.
