Steve McManaman was left amusingly shell-shocked after Karim Benzema’s stunning Panenka penalty for Real Madrid against Manchester City on Tuesday night. The France international bagged a late spot-kick after a handball from Aymeric Laporte inside the area. And it means his side still have hope of reaching a first Champions League final since 2018.
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Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, admitted the match had been ‘fantastic’ and praised Real for making it a spectacle.
Guardiola said: "It was a fantastic game for both sides.
“We did many good things. Unfortunately we conceded goals and we could not score more. But two games and we have another one in one week.
"We played a fantastic game against an incredible team.
“The moments where they rise and come back into the game in the first half I think we gave them as our build-up was so nervous.
“Normally we are so safe and so good. Also they press really good and strong. All around the world and for Manchester City, we are so proud.
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“But it is about reaching the final and sometimes football happens. We go to Madrid to try to win the game.
"We went out of the Champions League to Tottenham when Llorente with the hand.
“Today it is a hand for Laporte. It happens. All we can do is perform as we perform.
“The quality of Real Madrid is such they can punish you. What we have done with the ball and without the ball, creating chances and chances and chances I can't ask anything else.
“I say to the players to rest. Leeds now is the most important thing and we go to Madrid to win.
“Both teams want to attack and have the quality to play. Football is a fantastic spectacle.
“Congratulations to Carlo and his team as they are so good. At the same time, we saw ourselves that we can be there."