Pep Guardiola named four teams that can win the Champions League after Manchester City ’s deflating exit. The struggling Premier League champions were blown away by Real Madrid in the Champions League play-offs, losing 3-1 at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night and 6-3 on aggregate across the two legs.

Guardiola, who led City to its first Champions League title in 2023, has been saying his team is “miles away” from where it should be, though it had showed spurts of the dominant squad that he led to a series of titles in recent years, including in the 4-0 rout of Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.

The inaugural Champions League play-offs to reach the round of 16 are complete… without any huge surprises. The result was never in doubt at the Bernabeu as Real Madrid eased past Manchester City, arguably their biggest rivals in this competition in recent years,