Cheers Rage as City Drops Shockingly in Unexpected Victory!
Manchester City midfielder Jeremy Doku in action during a defeat by Real Madrid in a Champions League last-16 second-leg tie at the Etihad Stadium (Oli SCARFF) Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City demonstrated enough quality while being knocked out of the Champions League to show that Pep Guardiola's men could yet enjoy a successful season. City were all but eliminated by Spanish giants Real Madrid during a 3-0 defeat in last week's first leg of a last-16 tie at the Bernabeu Stadium. And the record 15-time European champions completed the job at City's Etihad Stadium on Tuesday with a 2-1 success for a 5-1 aggregate win after the hosts played most of that match a man down following captain Bernardo Silva's red card for handball.
Defeat capped a tough few days for City, with a draw at West Ham in between the two matches with Real leaving them nine points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal. They must now rouse themselves for a League Cup final against the Gunners at Wembley on Sunday, but City winger Doku is convinced team morale remains high. "We played well (against Real)," he said.
"We played well with 11 against 11 and 10 against 11. We created chances. "I feel like if we play like that every game we'll put many teams in trouble.
There are some good things to take out of this game to the next one. " The 23-year-old Belgium winger added: "There's still a lot to play for. We're still in three competitions, three trophies to win.
"If we do that it's still going to be a great season. " Turning to the League Cup final, Doku reckoned it was "a good cure" for City's European woes. "We'll do everything to win that game and to win a trophy," he said.