Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had no explanation for yet another late-game collapse as his team lost 3-2 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday to leave their campaign hanging by a thread ahead of the second leg.

Pep Guardiola left a very clear message to his Manchester City squad after yet another collapse in European competition, this time losing to Real Madrid on Tuesday night.The Premier League champions

For all their achievements and bursts of quality, City are now defined by their age, recurring mistakes and fragility

City have dipped drastically from the high standards they have set during Guardiola's glorious 9-year reign this season, with the concession of late goals a repeated issue

Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City side lacks the composure to defend a lead after Real Madrid scored two late goals to win 3-2

COMMENT: Pep Guardiola has some big questions to answer following Manchester City's latest defeat against Real Madrid.

Manchester City collapsed once again and suffered a late 3-2 loss at home to Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League play-off clash to reach the last 16

Pep Guardiola is pushing to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz ahead of Arsenal, according to reports in Germany. Wirtz played an integral role in Leverkusen’s league and cup double last season and has continued his impressive form this term with 15 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.

Manchester City suffered another late collapse as they went down 3-2 to Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium last night. Individual errors once again cost Pep Guardiola’s side as they squandered a late lead to go down to a demoralising defeat.

City looked poised to arrive in the Spanish capital next week with a one-goal lead after Erling Haaland successfully converted his 80th-minute penalty following a foul on Phil Foden .