We have drawn a very strong opponent at the best moment of the season and when the opponent is superior, there is no other option than to congratulate them. Ten or 12 years ago we weren't even in the picture.

Once the dashing star of the Champions League show, this is now a team whose response to every opposition attack is little more than an "uh oh, Spaghetti-o." The City team you thought you knew is gone.

The search for answers will continue for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. Guardiola couldn’t find a way to keep City alive in the Champions League on Wednesday, when another poor performance led to a 3-1 loss to Real Madrid and a 6-3 aggregate defeat to the Spanish powerhouse in the playoffs.