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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City were ‘really, really poor’ in Champions League defeat to Basel

Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City were "really, really poor" as they slumped to their first home defeat in 15 months at the hands of Basel.

The runaway Premier League leaders were beaten 2-1 by the Swiss side after making six changes for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.

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The loss was not enough to prevent City progressing to the quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate but Guardiola was nevertheless frustrated by the drop in intensity.