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Manchester City's Missed Opportunity
By the time referee Cuneyt Cakir blew the final whistle, Manchester City had gone 318 minutes without conceding a Champions League goal at home. They had shut out Real Madrid, just as they prevented Paris Saint-Germain and Dynamo Kiev from finding the net. And yet perhaps the most salient statistic, besides the scoreline, was that they recorded a solitary shot on target.
And even that came in the 92nd minute. Kevin De Bruyne's free kick brought the crowd to their feet but was saved comparatively comfortably by Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas. On a night where there was much to savour for City -- their shrewdness and solidity, their attitude and application -- there was the sense that an opportunity may have been lost.
They will rarely get a better chance to beat Real. Shorn of two of their superstars from the start, with a third lasting only 45 minutes, Real felt a prosaic outfit: Cristiano Ronaldo only took the field to sign autographs, his thigh problem preventing his participation; the out-of-favour James Rodriguez never left the bench; a labouring Karim Benzema did not reappear for the second half. It left Gareth Bale with the less-glamorous Jese and Lucas Vazquez for company. For the most part, Real's second-string attack were handled by Vincent Kompany. City's attack were too blunt.
Poll Who will win Champions League
A. Manchester City B. Real Madrid
C. Bayern Munich D. Atletico Madrid




