Pep Guardiola insists a weak mentality from his Manchester City squad was not the reason for their late Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.
City were two goals up on aggregate in the 89th minute of Wednesday's second leg, before Rodrygo equalised on the night and reduced the aggregate score to 4-5. No sooner had City restarted, though, that Madrid forced extra time with Rodrygo again heading past a stranded Ederson 90 seconds later.
Asked on Friday whether the two quick goals were partly due to a mentality issue from City's players, Guardiola was insistent that the character of his team remained strong - and is only being questioned after fine margins went against them.
