Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed that he apologised to the referee for his outburst during the thrilling 4-3 victory over Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.
The current Premier League leaders earned a big first-leg advantage ahead of next week’s Santiago Bernabeu showdown as they edged past the Spanish giants. City raced into an early two-goal advantage via Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus.
Los Blancos hauled themselves back into contention through Karim Benzema, before Phil Foden then restored the home side’s two-goal advantage after the break. Vinicius Jr then notched for Real once again before Bernardo Silva looked to have finished off proceedings.
