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Pep Guardiola insisted there have been no regrets after Manchester Metropolis’s bid to retain their Champions League crown resulted in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Actual Madrid.
The holders had been overwhelmed 4-3 on spot-kicks by the Spanish giants after their quarter-final tie ended 4-4 on combination – 1-1 on the night time – regardless of a dominant show from Guardiola’s facet within the second leg on the Etihad Stadium.
Metropolis fell behind early to a Rodrygo purpose however created a number of probabilities as they sought to regain management of the tie however Kevin De Bruyne’s 76th-minute equaliser was their solely reward.
Metropolis supervisor Guardiola stated: “I might have most popular to win however congratulations to Actual Madrid, they defended so deep with unimaginable solidarity and we did every little thing.
“I don’t have any regrets about what we’ve got performed. At all times we attempt to create extra probabilities and concede much less, as a result of we consider that lets you win and we did every little thing.
“We performed exceptionally in all departments and sadly we couldn’t win.”
Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic each missed within the shoot-out, with the previous’s effort proving a very snug save for Andriy Lunin.
Guardiola refused responsible the Portuguese for his failure to register.
He stated: “Bernardo requested to take it, he’s a dependable participant and determined to shoot in that method. What a recreation he had performed. It occurs.”
Guardiola additionally had no complaints about Actual’s techniques, with the Spanish facet pressured to sit down again and defend deep for a lot of the sport.
“I don’t choose,” he stated. “I’m not right here to do that. It’s soccer. On this competitors, that’s the way in which soccer occurs.”
Metropolis’s loss additionally ended their hopes of successful a second successive treble they usually should now choose themselves up for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final towards Chelsea at Wembley.
Guardiola stated: “Now we’ll relaxation and on Friday we journey to London to play the sport.
“We’ll see how individuals will react. After all the restoration is less complicated when successful, moderately than shedding, however it’s the semi-final of the FA Cup and we’ll attempt to compete as a lot as doable.”
Actual supervisor Carlo Ancelotti admitted the power of Metropolis had pressured them to take in stress and look to take the tie on penalties.
The veteran Italian stated: “We defended actually, very well. This was about survival. Madrid is a membership primarily based on at all times preventing to remain in conditions the place there appears to be no method out – however we at all times discover a method.
“By the point the penalty shoot-out got here, we had been completely satisfied we’d undergo.
“That is about the one method you may come to Metropolis and win. You’re employed, sacrifice and win nevertheless you may.”