US EditionPep Admits Chance of Comeback Against Real Is Remote
Guardiola acknowledged a challenging 3-0 deficit after Valverde's hat-trick but insisted Manchester City will still try to overturn the tie at home next week.
- On Wednesday, Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City have "not much" chance after a 3-0 first-leg defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
- Guardiola surprised with his XI by starting Jérémy Doku, Savinho and Abdukodir Khusanov and moving 20-year-old Nico O'Reilly to left-back, defending his rotation of 11 players with tactical aims.
- Valverde's first-half explosion produced the decisive damage with a 22-minute hat-trick, while Gianluigi Donnarumma's second-half penalty save from Vinícius Júnior gave City a brief reprieve; Guardiola said, 'I don't have the feeling we had a problem. I think we played quite a good game'.
- With the second leg next week at the Etihad, Bernardo Silva said, 'Tomorrow is another day and for sure next week we will go to the game thinking we have a chance.'
- Facing a difficult task, Guardiola promised to pursue improvements, saying City will "read what to do better" and try to be more active in the final third despite "now, not much" chance.
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