Manchester City crash out of Champions League as Real Madrid punish 10-man hosts

Three goals down from the first leg against Real Madrid, Man City's task was already tough but a red card for Bernard Silva after 20 minutes made it impossible
Vinicius Junior scored a late winner for Real Madrid against Manchester City. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Vinicius Junior scored a late winner for Real Madrid against Manchester City. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Champions League: Manchester City 1 Real Madrid 2 (Madrid win 5-1 on aggregate) 

It is 55 years since Manchester City overturned a first-leg deficit to progress in Europe, so the chances of Pep Guardiola's side pulling off the kind of comeback that is known in Spain as 'La Remontada' were remote once they had conceded three first-half goals at the Bernabeu last week.

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