"It is difficult once you are 4-0 down and playing 10 men against 11. But we did everything. We have an extraordinary team and an extraordinary group of players. The future is bright. It's a little bit of a learning [curve] but it should have been 11 against 11. But we never know. Maybe we lose 6-0 but it's a fact."
"On Monday [after Carabao Cup final] hopefully we will wake up and it is a sunny day. It is not crucial, it is a football game, we are going to try to win with a good performance. We will challenge against the best team in England so far, the best team in Europe because look at their results in the group phase, they were first and have lost three or four games all season."
Manchester City's season faces a pivotal moment following their Champions League elimination by Real Madrid with a 5-1 aggregate defeat, marking their third consecutive exit to the Spanish club. Federico Valverde scored a hat-trick in the first leg, while Vinicius Junior added a double in the return match at the Etihad after Bernardo Silva's red card. This loss ends City's trophy prospects for the season, reducing their opportunities from four competitions to three. Pep Guardiola acknowledged the difficulty of playing with ten men but emphasized the team's quality and bright future. City now faces Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, a match that could define their entire season. Arsenal seeks to end their trophy drought dating back to 2020.
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