Manchester City have suffered a blow ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid -by failing to secure their preferred hotel.
City boss Pep Guardiola is said to be superstitious and likes to return to hotels which he considers to have been lucky for his teams in the past. The Blues stayed at the £1,000-a-night Four Seasons Hotel for their quarter-final triumph over Atletico Madrid last month, with Guardiola wanting to return there for the semi-final against Real.
But City were unable to secure enough rooms for their squad and staff at the Four Seasons, so have had to switch to the nearby Mandarin Oriental Ritz hotel, where rooms still cost around £850-a-night.
