Pep Guardiola responds to Rodri Ballon d'Or banner as Jamie Carragher slams Man City fans

A immense tifo was unfurled by the location fans earlier the match, showing a representation of Rodri kissing the Ballon d’Or trophy alongside the caption: ‘Stop crying your bosom out.’

That was a excavation astatine Real Madrid and Vinicius, who snubbed the Ballon d’Or ceremonial past twelvemonth aft uncovering retired that Vinicius had finished down Rodri successful the voting.

Asked for his sentiment connected the banner, Guardiola said: “I didn’t spot it.

“When they brought that out, I was inside, and I didn't spot it, and I looked for it and I didn't spot it! It wasn't determination anymore erstwhile I came out.”

The Man City brag added: “Perhaps it motivated him. He's an bonzer player.”

Vinicius’ changeable was parried into the way of Brahim Diaz arsenic Real made it 2-2 precocious successful mean time, earlier the Brazilian past provided the assistance arsenic Jude Bellingham snatched triumph successful the 92nd minute.

Jamie Carragher deed retired astatine the “ridiculous” determination from City fans to show the banner, believing it was a mistake to bash truthful up of the archetypal leg.

He told CBS: “It’s perfectly ridiculous. Why would you bash that?

“Do it astatine the extremity of the crippled if you’ve beaten them and knocked them out. Why are you getting progressive successful that? I don’t cognize what you get retired of it.”

Carragher posted sarcastically connected X aft the match: “Let’s upwind Real Madrid up, adjacent though we’ve inactive got to spell to the Bernabeu adjacent week.”