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'I thought this was our year' - Bernardo Silva bemoans Man City's Champions League defeat to Spurs

Bernardo Silva has not yet managed to dispel the painful memory of a Champions League quarter-final defeat at the hands of Tottenham, insisting he thought Man City were "ready" for European glory.

Pep Guardiola's side were strong favourites heading into the all-English last eight tie, but they suffered a setback by losing the first leg 1-0 away from home.

The stage was set for a thrilling decider at the Etihad Stadium and City found themselves 3-2 up after a frenetic first 21 minutes of action.

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Sergio Aguero then put the Manchester outfit ahead on aggregate early in the second half, only for Fernando Llorente to score an all-important third for Spurs 10 minutes later.