'They could not continue,' a sullen Pep Guardiola said of Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne after his Man City side were ousted from the Champions League. 'They asked me to go off.'
It's telling when your top scorer and top playmaker both run out of fume in a game as big as this against Real Madrid. Both would have likely taken penalties in the penalty shootout they were eventually beaten in.
But every player has his limit. Every team has its breaking point. City look like they are reaching theirs after two testing seasons that have pushed them to the max.