Manuel Pellegrini insisted Manchester City “played better than Juventus, but they scored two beautiful goals.”

The manager spoke to BT Sport after a 2-1 home defeat in the Champions League.

“I’m disappointed with the result. I thought we had options to score before the first goal. Juve shot twice at goal and scored two goals.

Manuel Pellegrini insisted Manchester City “played better than Juventus, but they scored two beautiful goals.”

The manager spoke to BT Sport after a 2-1 home defeat in the Champions League.

“I’m disappointed with the result. I thought we had options to score before the first goal. Juve shot twice at goal and scored two goals.

“I think it was a typical Champions League game, neither team created many chances, but we had possession and had very clear option at the beginning. Juventus have a lot of experience of playing in the Champions League.

“We played better than Juventus, but they scored two beautiful goals.”

Manchester City are commanding the Premier League, but have always struggled in the Champions League and never won their first home game in the tournament.

“I think it is a special competition. We didn’t play very, very well, but we didn’t play badly. We played better than Juventus.

“The last two seasons we qualified for the knockout stage despite losing the first game, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

Elsewhere in Group D, Sevilla beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0.

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