Pep Guardiola cut a familiar figure on Tuesday, proud of his team's fight, frustrated by the circumstances and insistent that Manchester City's future remains bright despite a third straight Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid, Reuters reported. 

After losing the first leg 3-0, City conceded a penalty and were reduced to 10 men after 22 minutes of Tuesday's return fixture after captain Bernardo Silva's handball.

That made an improbable task virtually unmanageable, and Guardiola did not hide how much that moment coloured everything that followed, according to Reuters.