MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola hailed the spectacular football his side played in their 4-3 Champions League semi-final first-leg win over visitors Real Madrid on Tuesday, even if he was not completely satisfied with the scoreline.
The exhilarating encounter in which City held a two-goal advantage on three occasions, was only the second Champions League semi-final to see both sides score three or more goals, after Dynamo Kyiv against Bayern Munich in 1999.
"For our fans all around the world and for Manchester City, we are so proud," Guardiola told BT Sport. "Congratulations to Carlo and his team as they are so good. At the same time, we saw ourselves that we can be at their level." The Frenchman took his tally to 41 goals this season in all competitions, making him only the fifth player to score more than 40 goals in a single campaign in Real's history.
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