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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne asked to be substituted during their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Real Madrid. The second leg at the Etihad finished 1-1, after the first leg ended 3-3. There were no goals in extra time and the winner had to be determined via a penalty shoot-out. Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic both saw their kicks saved, to ensure City would not defend their trophy. However, before the shoot-out, several City players asked to be taken off. “Manu [Akanji], Erling [Haaland] and Kevin [De Bruyne] asked me t…

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