Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola put his side's most recent Champions League breakdown down to the capriciousness of football after Real Madrid delivered a shocking late fightback to arrive at the last.
City drove 1-0 on the night at the Santiago Bernabeu and 5-3 on total heading into the 90th moment before two goals in 88 seconds from substitute Rodrygo sent the game to additional time.
Karim Benzema then, at that point, opened home the champ from the penalty spot to send the 13-time victors into the last against Liverpool on May 28 in Paris.
City then again are as yet ready to be delegated European bosses regardless of the billions contributed by the club's Abu Dhabi-based proprietors throughout recent years.
Guardiola's men were passed on to mourn a progression of botched opportunities both in the principal leg at the Etihad and after Riyad Mahrez had terminated them into the lead a short ways from time.
"We didn't play our best, yet it is ordinary, in an elimination round, the players feel the tension and needing to get it done," Guardiola told BT Sport.
"Football is unusual, it is a game like this. We need to acknowledge it."
Madrid additionally required rebounds at the Bernabeu to see off Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the past two rounds.
In any case, the Spanish bosses had not overseen even a shot on track until Rodrygo turned the tie by it Benzema's cross to flick home.
The Brazilian then rose most noteworthy to drive home a header in the main moment of stoppage time.
"After we scored the goal we were better. We figured out beat and our game and the players were agreeable," added Guardiola.
"It isn't similar to as of now they endlessly assault and you endure. It didn't work out. They put a ton of players in the container, with (Eder) Militao, Rodrygo, Vinicius (Junior), Benzema and they put in peevish and scored two goals."
City need to finally make a point to focus on another difficult European exit rapidly assuming they are to try not to end the season without a prize without precedent for five years.
The English bosses lead Liverpool by an at the highest point of the Premier League with four games remaining.
"Presently we want to handle that and return with our kin at home and the last four games we have," said Guardiola, whose side host Newcastle on Sunday.
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