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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Scott Murray

Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (agg 6-5): Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened

Karim Benzema (left) celebrates scoring Real Madrid’s third goal, putting them ahead for the first time in the tie.
Karim Benzema (left) celebrates scoring Real Madrid’s third goal, putting them ahead for the first time in the tie. Photograph: Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images/Getty Images

Commiserations to Manchester City, who at least still have the Premier League to play for. Congratulations to Real Madrid, who will face Liverpool in Paris on May 28. Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night.

Pep Guardiola talks to BT Sport. “We were close. We were close. But at the end, we could not reach. It is simple. The first half, we did not have game. We were not good enough. But we did not suffer much. When we scored the goal we were better. Our tempo, our game, our players were comfortable. In the last ten minutes, they did not attack and attack and you suffer. It did not happen. They put a lot of players in the box. They made crosses and scored two goals. We didn’t play our best, but that is normal, players feel the pressure because they want to do it. Football is unpredictable, and sometimes you have to accept it. Now we need time to process it, come back home, and we have four games left.”

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