Manchester City’s gripping system failure offers glimmer of hope to others
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Madrid being cast as underdogs is a grotesque measure of where we are but absorbing tie was a telling clash of contrastsIt turns out Pep Guardiola was right after all. Manchester City’s pursuit of the double-treble will now remain “a hypothetical dream”.This was Pep’s own excellent phrase before Wednesday’s second leg against Real Madrid, a formulation that suggests even Guardiola’s dreams are full of theory, algebra, hypotheticals, like a footballing version of Evelyn Waugh’s professor Silenus,...
The Guardian—Bristol City v Manchester City: Women’s Super League – as it happened. Bristol City’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed following a 4-0 defeat to title challengers Manchester City.1 min: Bristol come flying out of the blocks as Thestrup looks to win a corner within the opening minute, but Manchester City are awarded a goal kick instead.We’re under way in Bristol! A huge 90 minutes ahead for both teams. Continue reading
The Athletic—Manchester City, the masters of the run-in: ‘They know it’s dead or alive’. So after all of the premature declarations when and lost at home on the same day earlier this month, it turns out we do still have a title race after all. Arsenal have won both league games since then, meaning Pep Guardiola’s side will again be feeling the pressure when they play away against Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday. Advertisement But if one thing about the modern-day version of City should have become clear by now it is that, when they go into matches knowing they have no option...
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