"Now, not much. Of course we're going to try. Now it's difficult to lift our mindset, but we'll be there, we'll try with our people. I think we played quite a good game. We've tried to do our best. We got to the box many times and when you were able to do that it means you have followed a good process, but we didn't score."
"I wanted them aggressive on the outside one against one, Jeremy was outstanding, we struggled a bit more on the right. Real Madrid has always been very dangerous but I don't have the feeling that Courtois has played a great game. He made a parry from Nico in the second half but we have reached that byline many times, six, seven, eight times so we've done a good job, we were just missing this last detail."
"The environment we could not control and my team let the emotions change the game. We felt comfortable but after conceding the first one we lost complete control, stopped controlling transitions and second balls. When you play against Real Madrid with the quality they have you pay the price."
Manchester City suffered a 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid in their Champions League last-16 first leg at the Bernabéu, with Federico Valverde scoring a hat-trick in the first half. Pep Guardiola acknowledged the slim chances of progressing, stating the team will attempt a comeback at the Etihad but faces significant difficulty. Despite reaching Real Madrid's box multiple times and creating numerous opportunities, City failed to convert chances. Guardiola praised his team's process and attacking approach with three wide players, though acknowledged they lacked the final detail. Bernardo Silva attributed the loss to losing emotional control after conceding early, allowing Real Madrid's quality to exploit the subsequent defensive vulnerabilities.
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