In recent seasons, the number one Champions League favorite has been repeatedly occupied by Manchester City, and the final team that wins the championship is not the Premier League giant, the team is always lacking a breath, as a manager, Guardiola has been continuously under a spell.
In the semi-final match between Manchester City and Real Madrid, more than 50% of the outside world is still optimistic about Manchester City advancing to the final. In the first leg of the match, Manchester City led 4-3 at home, after the game big data agency fiveirtyeight believes that Blue Moon has an 80% probability of advancing to the final, Real Madrid only has a 20% probability of turning over, and in the second leg, Manchester City visits the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, as long as it does not lose, it can eliminate Real Madrid to advance to the final.
In the first 89 minutes of the game, they basically played according to Manchester City's vision, and In the 73rd minute of the second half, Mahrez's goal gave Manchester City a two-goal lead and one foot to advance to the final. Guardiola was very happy at the time, seeing the hope of leading the team to the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons.
This goal allowed Mahrez to score the first goal of Real Madrid, and also surpassed Aguero with 7 goals, becoming the player who scored the most goals in the Champions League in a single season in the history of Manchester City.
In the final moments of the game, the Manchester City backline collapsed in an instant. In just 91 seconds, Rodrigo, who came off the bench, scored twice to help Real Madrid pull back from the brink of exit, and Rodrigo became the first player to complete the 90-minute stoppage time in the 66-year knockout stage of the Champions League.
After a 6-6 draw on aggregate, the match moved into extra time. In the 4th minute of extra time, Ruben Díaz sent a penalty in the penalty area, and Benzema scored to help Real Madrid score the third goal in less than 5 minutes, when Guardiola sat on the bench thoughtfully, his expression looked very sluggish.
In the end, Manchester City lost the game 1-3 within 120 minutes, and the aggregate score was turned over by Real Madrid 6-5. Statistics show that in the second leg, Manchester City has a 55% possession rate, shot 15-14 on goal and shot 10-5, and corner kicks 9-3, and still overturned to lose the game in the overall dominant situation, which is too undeserved.
It was Guardiola's second defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu and the first in the Champions League semi-finals, when he coached Bayern in 2013-14 and lost 1-0, when Real Madrid manager carlo Carlo Ancelotti was also in charge. In addition, Guardiola was eliminated from the Champions League semi-final for the sixth time, tied with Mourinho for the most in history, and has missed the Champions League for 11 consecutive years.
Since participating in the Champions League (including the predecessor) in 1968, Manchester City has been difficult to find a title for 54 consecutive years, and in recent years, it has relied on huge investment to improve its strength, and finally it has not won the championship.