"For the way we started and the way we played, I would have loved to play 11 against 11, but in football these circumstances happen. We have been in other finals, a lot of semi-finals and unfortunately in the last two editions of the Champions League we have been out. But this club, we arrived to set the bar a little bit high in terms of Champions League, and we didn't achieve that."
"I would love the club to have the feeling that Madrid has; if you don't win the Champions League, it's a failure. That is pressure. But not [at] Man City. There was a lengthy pause before the award of the penalty as the officials, both on the pitch and in the VAR studio, ruled on a potential offside in the buildup."
"It's a mistake and a red card, it's the first of his career. It's instinct in action, it's not a decision that can be avoided. Never, ever, I will blame my player for that."
Manchester City were eliminated from the Champions League by Real Madrid for the third consecutive year, losing 5-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 first-leg defeat and a 2-1 loss at home. Bernardo Silva received a red card in the 20th minute for handball on the goal-line, resulting in a penalty that Vinicius Junior converted. Guardiola acknowledged the difficult circumstances but defended his team, stating that Manchester City should not be held to the same standards as Real Madrid regarding Champions League success. He expressed that while winning the competition remains important, failing to win should not be considered a disaster at City, contrasting this with Madrid's culture where not winning is viewed as failure.
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