Jakarta –
Manchester City suffered a crushing defeat to Real Madrid. The Citizens’ appearance surprised former England national team player, Paul Robinson.
Playing the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Thursday (12/3/2026) early morning WIB, Man City lost with a final score of 0-3. In the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Federico Valverde’s hat-trick was the main cause of the defeat for Pep Guardiola‘s team.
Man City was not without resistance when facing Madrid. Erling Haaland cs was able to record eight shots, four of which reached the target.
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Back line Man City looks fragile. This can be seen from Madrid’s seven shots on target towards the goal guarded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Robinson is still surprised by Man City’s crushing defeat to Madrid. The Manchester Blue team was criticized for wasting the opportunities they created.
“I can’t believe what I just witnessed. We have discussed the opportunities that Manchester City had here, and they did manage to take advantage of Real Madrid’s weaknesses in the first 10 minutes. However, Pep Guardiola’s team is now facing very tough obstacles,” said Robinson as reported by the BBC.
In this season’s Champions League, Man City twice conceded three goals in one match. In the group phase, Man City lost 1-3 when they visited Bodo/Glimt headquarters.
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