Sports Why We Lost Heavily to Barcelona – Pep Guardiola

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Pep Guardiola conceded the game was "over" when Manchester City were reduced to 10 men in the 4-0 Champions League defeat to his former club Barcelona.

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The LaLiga champions are five points clear at the top of Group C thanks to a Lionel Messi hat-trick and a solo goal from Neymar that added insult to injury for ragged opponents a minute from time.

"At that level it's hard, but until 10 against 11 the game was open and we competed against a very good team with huge personality," visiting manager Guardiola told BT Sport after a painful outing at the ground where he made his name.

"We created enough chance to score goals. After [the red card] the game was over.

"Of course [Bravo] is disappointed because he is a huge professional, but it is part of the game."

Bravo's error is particularly damning for Guardiola, given the Chile international's arrival from Barca heralded the departure of England goalkeeper and fans' favourite Joe Hart to Torino.

"It seems every game there is something like that – own goals, missed penalties and things. We have to change the dynamic," the Spaniard added.

"I asked my players to play with responsibility and we did it.

"We were there, we were in the game. We were pressing, we had the possession and we made the chances. We did it, but we didn't take the chances and you have to do that to win the game."
 
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