Carlo Ancelotti concedes Real Madrid were outplayed by Man City in Champions League

Carlo Ancelotti conceded his Real Madrid team were outplayed by Manchester City and deserved to lose their Champions League semi-final tie.

After a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Real's Bernabeu, City ran out emphatic 4-0 winners at the Etihad on Wednesday night, following a brace from Bernardo Silva, an own goal by Eder Militao, and a late Julian Alvarez strike, for a 5-1 aggregate result.

City, who were beaten by Real at the same stage last season, avenged that heartbreaking defeat with a brilliant performance in front of their jubilant fans, with only Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois preventing them inflicting even more damage.

"They played better than us and deserved to win," Ancelotti told reporters. "They put a lot of pressure at the beginning, it worked out well for them because they made it very difficult for us to get the ball in play and they went two goals ahead.

"From then on, it was difficult to get back into the game. We tried in the second half ... but it didn't work out."

Ancelotti admitted it was a painful night but said it was too soon to analyse what had gone wrong.

"Evaluating today, at this moment, makes no sense," he said. "It is a defeat that hurts, it hurts a lot. But it can happen.

"We reached the semi-finals of the Champions League against a strong opponent, they played better and left us without a final. We have to learn and for the next season, to be better."

A year after winning a La Liga and Champions League double, and becoming the first manager to capture titles in each of Europe’s top five leagues, Ancelotti was facing up to finishing the campaign with just a Spanish Cup and the Fifa Club World Cup to show for their efforts.

He did, however, set another record on Wednesday, becoming the