Pep Guardiola admission says it all with Man City on the brink of shock Champions League exit

Manchester City are astatine hazard of dropping retired of the new-look Champions League astatine the archetypal hurdle aft blowing a two-goal pb against Paris Saint-Germain connected Wednesday night

Pep Guardiola was shellshocked aft Manchester City's illness against Paris Saint-Germain near them connected the brink of elimination from the Champions League.

The Premier League champions plundered 2 quickfire goals done Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional to soundlessness the Parc des Prince. But PSG roared backmost to tally retired 4-2 winners - leaving City stunned.

City's capitulation successful Paris is the latest low-point successful a run which has seen them autumn good retired of rubric contention.

And with an aboriginal exit from Europe present connected the cards, Guardiola admitted City could person nary complaints against PSG, who were the amended squad connected the night.

He told TNT Sports: "First fractional we person a moment, they person moments. They were better. At 0-2, fine. We scored goals successful 5 minutes, they scored goals successful 5 minutes. We couldn't power the archetypal goal, it was a spot knockout. They assistance successful that moment. They were better, faster, triumph the duels. We couldn't header with that.

"[We] judge the defeat, the champion squad won. Last accidental astatine location vs Bruges to qualify."

When helium was past asked if it would beryllium 'unthinkable' for City to exit the contention arsenic this stage, helium said: "It could happen. If we don't triumph we don't merit it. [It] was a hard start, Sporting successful a definite moment. PSG tough, Juventus tough. The hard distant games we have. It's the reality, we didn't bash capable points.

"We person to judge it. The past crippled vs Bruges dictates what we person to do."

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