Football: Guardiola blames Man City imperfections for another Champions League exit

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Football: Guardiola blames Man City imperfections for another Champions League exit
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LISBON (AFP) - Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City shot themselves in the foot once more in the Champions League after crashing out in the quarter-finals for the third straight season with a shock 3-1 defeat to Lyon in Lisbon.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LISBON - Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City shot themselves in the foot once more in the Champions League after crashing out in the quarter-finals for the third straight season with a shock 3-1 defeat to Lyon in Lisbon.

Guardiola is yet to get beyond the last eight in his four years in charge of City as the English side's wait to be crowned champions of Europe continues despite the billions invested by the club's Abu Dhabi owners."You have to be perfect in these competitions in one game and we weren't." Raheem Sterling then incredibly fired over with the goal gaping to bring City back on level terms and less than 60 seconds later an error from goalkeeper Ederson allowed Dembele to tap home and seal Lyon a semi-final meeting with Guardiola's old club Bayern Munich."You have to equalise and go to extra-time and after we concede the third goal. We create more chances, so we did everything but unfortunately we are out again.

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