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Manchester City crashed out on penalties against Real Madrid in the Champions League at the Etihad on Wednesday night.

Antonio Rudiger cooly slotted the winning penalty to silence the home supporters.



Bernardo Silva was left with an egg on his face after a delicate chip into Andriy Lunin’s awaiting arms.

Afterwards, Pep Guardiola spoke to the media and his comments will raise concerns ahead of the Premier League title run-in.

Man City face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday at the Wembley Stadium.

Three City players have emerged as doubts ahead of the tie.

Fatigue concerns for Manchester City

Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, and Manuel Akanji asked to be replaced during the tense encounter.

Haaland was unexpectedly substituted after playing 90 minutes of the European quarter-final, with Julian Alvarez stepping in for the final 30 minutes and the subsequent penalty shootout.

In the second period of extra time, De Bruyne and Akanji were substituted with Mateo Kovacic and John Stones taking their places.

“Erling and Kevin asked me to go out.

They could not continue, like Manu,” said the manager.

“They were playing amazing and I’m not a big fan of so many substitutions but Kevin, Erling and Manu asked me to go out because they could not continue.

“Now we rest, tomorrow we come back and on Friday we travel to London to play the game.

“Of course we will see how people will react and of course the recovery is easier when winning than losing but it is the semi-final of the FA Cup and we will try to compete as much as possible.

Guardiola added: “Congratulations to Real Madrid – they defended so deep with incredible solidarity.

“We did everything.

It’s fair to say that he felt his side should have went through.

“In the penalties, luck was on Madrid’s side, as usual.”

“Real Madrid have these things, they can win a game in which they barely left their own box.”

Read more: Manchester City eliminated by Real Madrid in Champions League

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