Pep Guardiola reached an unwanted milestone on Wednesday as Manchester City fell to Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash.
A Federico Valverde hat-trick at the Santiago Bernabéu secured a dominant 3-0 victory for the hosts, leaving City with a massive mountain to climb in next week’s return leg.
Per OptaJoe, this result equals Guardiola’s heaviest-ever first-leg defeat in a Champions League knockout tie, mirroring his 3-0 losses to Barcelona (2014-15) and Liverpool (2017-18).
City must now regroup for their weekend Premier League fixture against West Ham.