Manchester City have been knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 as Vinicius Jr scored twice in a 2-1 win for Real Madrid that sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory.
Beaten by three goals in Madrid last week, it was always going to require something perfect at the Etihad Stadium but Bernardo Silva’s first-half red card for handball made that impossible with Vinicius Jr converting the resulting penalty kick.
Thibaut Courtois had to pull off a string of impressive saves early on but Pep Guardiola’s claim that “it is more about how well we are going to defend” proved prescient. Fede Valverde, the hat-trick hero in Madrid, even missed a big chance in the opening minute.