A delighted Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City used having to “swallow the poison” of last year’s semi-final defeat by Real Madrid to eliminate them this time and reach next month’s Champions League final against Internazionale with the finest display of his managerial career.
City blew the holders away with a 4-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night to win 5-1 on aggregate via two goals from Bernardo Silva, another from Manuel Akanji and Julián Álvarez’s final blow.
