Champions League dream over for good? City self-destruct straight away | OneFootball

Despite the tough 0:3 defeat in the first leg of the CL round of 16, the Citizens still had plenty of residual hope for the second leg. The duels between these two European giants have always had the potential for surprises in recent years. 

This residual hope, however, likely disappeared early on. The Skyblues made a comeback almost impossible within just a few minutes. After a shot from Vinícius Jr., Bernardo Silva blocked the ball with his hand on the line - after reviewing the footage, the referee decided on a red card and a penalty. 

Viní Jr. confidently converted the resulting penalty. Despite the early setback, Erling Haaland scored to make it 1:1. Combined with the first leg, the score is now 4:1 for Real. Despite this sign of life from City, a miracle would have to happen today for Pep's team not to say bye-bye to the CL. 

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