Pep Guardiola has admitted that he 'cannot find the solution' for the misery of Manchester City after the side had sustained a 3-2 defeat on Tuesday evening by Real Madrid.
City seemed ready to arrive in the Spanish capital next week with a lead of one goal after it had successfully converted his 80th minute penalty after an error on Phil Foden.
The strike, the second of the Norwegian match, came after Kylian Mbappe restored the parity for Real Madrid to casual fashion. The hosts then admitted twice in the last six minutes at Etihad, while the visitors all sealed the points.
Speaking after the full -time whistle, Guardiola made the astonishing recognition that he feels that his tactics are no longer working.
He said, 'I have no problem accepting that [City’s tactics] Does not work as it did in the past. No problem.
She [the players] Want it of course. [Look at] How they run, how they do it … but the truth is that we are not stable.
“It often happened because I can't find the solution. It has often happened. It was the year that Madrid was at his best, we had a good result and we let it slip away. '
When asked if City could draw a beautiful comeback in the Santiago Bernabeu, he replied: 'We will of course try it, but it is mentally difficult. We will travel to Madrid to see what we can do. '
In the meantime, John Stones revealed that the stars of Man City were told to 'take responsibility' by Guardiola after their 3-2 defeat on Tuesday.
Speaking with Prime Video Sport, Stones said: 'I don't know how to put it into words right away, it's so raw and frustrating for everyone.
'We were in the game so late and then it is two situations that take place and we admit. It is frustrating as a defender to get away with that result.
“It's a sense of anger and frustration. We have to see games better, that's for sure. The manager just told us that we should take responsibility for what we do on the field, I think we do that. We have to perform when these bad moments take place.
'Today we had a great opportunity to go to the Bernabeu with a 2-1 lead. It's not ready. We must remain positive, which is now difficult. As the manager says, we have to look at ourselves and accountability '.
After full -time, the Spaniard was seen with scratches on his head, probably supported during a nerve -racking 90 minutes in the Home Dugout.
It is the third time that fans themselves have seen points on the face of the Spaniard after matches in the Champions League this season, with the first arriving after the dramatic 3-3 draw of City with Feyenoord in November.
He was again seen with scratches on his head after the last group of City's last group stage at Club Brugge last month.
The Stadsbaas will be hopeful that his side can destroy the shortage when they go to Spain next Wednesday.
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