Obviously so disorientated by the night, and the season as a whole, some of Manchester City's players struggled to leave the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Turning left when the route out was clearly right.
Looking around puzzled, a little dazed. Requiring assistance to map their way onto the team coach. The episode wasn't doing much to dispel the idea that Pep Guardiola is guiding a number of golden oldies around on a tour abruptly ended in Madrid.
Underground, a busker and his purple guitar played The Final Countdown by Europe – and played it very nicely too – as hundreds poured onto the metro.