Pep Guardiola accepted “Nothing is eternal” and wanted to lead Manchester City to a new era after crashing the Champions League.
Kylian Mbappe's Hattrick helped Real Madrid to a 6-3 total victory to beat City Out for the last 16 for the first time under Guardiola.
The Stadsbaas admitted that his side had finished after he had been from the pace for a large part of the season, although their rebuilding is already after January 6 signs sessions for an amount of more than £ 175 million.
“We have already started it, it's normal,” he said. “Nothing is eternal. Some players are at an age that they can still give us a lot.
“Nothing is forever, but we cannot deny what this group of players has done, winning six Premier League titles in seven seasons and reaching the quarterfinals, semi-final and final in this competition.
“This time we had to play these two games against a very strong team and they were better than we do.”
Man City is fourth in the Premier League, 17 points behind leaders Liverpool, who they organize on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
“This year we lost the consistency for various reasons,” said Guardiola. “We have achieved something unique in our country and in Europe, so we have reached the finals that we had never made before. This year we couldn't do it.
“We have to learn and make decisions with regard to the team and everything else, and try to end in the top four or top five to get the chance to be back next season.
“We have had a bad season. When you are finished with 22nd (in the competition phase), it is a sign that you have not played well.”
Haaland was not ready to really face
Guardiola revealed that it told him that he was not fit enough to play against Real Madrid.
Haaland was an unused replacement after picking up a knock against Newcastle last weekend.
'Erling tried to train yesterday after the last action against Newcastle. With the Pictures [scans] We did that it was fine, but he was discomfort, for example the stairs, “said Guardiola.
“We spoke and he said he wasn't ready, he didn't feel good.”
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