Man City vs Real Madrid LIVE: Result and reaction after Vinicius Jr double knocks hosts out of Champions League | OneFootball

Real Madrid booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they saw off a spirited Manchester City to progress.

Holding a 3-0 lead from the first leg, the Spanish side were in a commanding position and soon found themselves further on top despite a fast start from the hosts. Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva was shown a red card, the first of his senior career, after rushing back to block a Vinicius Jr shot with his arm on the line, with the Brazilian stepping up to convert from the penalty spot and extend Real Madrid’s aggregate advantage.

It left the hosts needing much too much to do against their familiar foes as they exited the competition to Real for the third successive season, despite Erling Haaland equalising just before half time. A second goal in stoppage time for Vinicius added gloss, and another huge tie awaits the victors - it looks likely to be Bayern Munich up next with the Bundesliga giants 6-1 up on Atalanta after their first leg.

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Pep Guardiola promised his Manchester City side "will be back" next season after Real Madrid ended their Champions League hopes for a fourth time in the last five years.

City always faced an uphill task in the second leg of this last-16 tie after their 3-0 defeat at the Bernabeu last week, but things got harder 20 minutes in when skipper Bernardo Silva was sent off for stopping Vinicius Junior's shot with an elbow on the line, with the Brazilian scoring the penalty.

Erling Haaland pulled one back - his first goal since February 17 - but despite a strong display City could not get back into it.

"They always have shown (spirit)," Guardiola said of his players. "After 3-0 and after 4-0 and 10 against 11 it was almost impossible, but the future will be bright and next season will we back.

"We learn, many players are new...But always sport is challenge. We go home and have the feeling that we could not play a proper game, 10 against 11, to see what happened.

"Today, 5-1, we congratulate Madrid, but...the feeling is that I would loved the way we started and I would have loved to have played 11 against 11, but football happens. Madrid are an extraordinary team that punish you when you make a mistake."

After a damaging draw at West Ham, sandwiched between the Madrid defeats, City must pick themselves up for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Arsenal.

"When we are out (of the Champions League) and our position in the Premier League, still we are not a complete team, that is the reality, I'm not going to (deny it)," Guardiola added.

"I've been at Manchester City when we were a team in all the different aspects that define a team, and still we are not, but in terms of that we have a final on Sunday, we have the FA Cup (quarter-final) against Liverpool here, the Premier League still to fight (for) and finish well the Premier League.

"Prepare good decisions for next season and next season and next season we will be back in the Champions League. That is what we have to do."

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City exited the Champions League (Martin Rickett/PA Wire)