• City believe ‘same option’ as Real to reach Champions League final
• David Silva likely to miss moment leg at Bernabéu with hamstring injuryManuel Pellegrini denied that Manchester City missed a fine opportunity to put themselves in pole position for the Champions League final after drawing with Real Madrid in the semi-final first leg despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence.
The Portuguese was ruled out of the matchday 18 at the Etihad Stadium as he has not fully recovered from a thigh problem. Karim Benzema was also not fully fit due to a recent hamstring injury and he was forced off at half-time, yet City could not score and shared a goalless draw with Real.
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Source: theguardian.com