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Pep Guardiola has admitted he does not know if he will ever be able to lead Manchester City to Champions League glory.

City blew their chance to reach the final after collapsing against Real Madrid, conceding twice in 91 seconds and in extra-time, to lose 3-1 in the Bernabeu and go out. Guardiola, 51, who won the Champions League twice as Barcelona coach, but failed to do so with Bayern Munich, questioned if he is good enough to do so with City.

Asked if the current City side has what it takes to win the Champions League, Guardiola said: “I don't know. It's a question I cannot answer. Football is incredibly unpredictable. We saw it on Wednesday. We want to do it, to win the Champions League.

“But maybe I'm not good enough to help the team to do it. Nobody knows what would have happened with other players or managers. We were close, but not close enough, because the team who wins deserves it, so Madrid are in the final because they deserve it. We were close, but not close enough.”

Guardiola revealed his players were so down in the immediate aftermath of their agonising exit in Madrid, he could not bring himself to speak to them. “Of course we're sad,” said Guardiola. “We didn't talk, because everyone was sad that we