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MANCHESTER -- It's clear that Manchester City have established themselves within football's elite since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan began to transform the club in 2008, but Real Madrid occupy an even higher echelon in the game's hierarchy, delivering a painful reminder by dethroning the European champions and ending Pep Guardiola's hopes of a double-treble.
Wednesday's victory should serve as a reminder that Real Madrid should never be under-estimated or written off, even against a team as accomplished as Guardiola's City.
Antonio Rudiger's coolly converted spot-kick in the penalty shoot-out at the end of this pulsating quarterfinal tie sealed a 4-3 win on penalties for Real after a 4-4 aggregate draw over the two games.