Pep Guardiola, his staff and players were back at the City Football Academy less than 24 hours after the 3-2 defeat to Los Blancos in the Champions League Play Off first leg.
Erling Haaland had twice given the Blues the lead on what developed into a rollercoaster evening at the Etihad Stadium, but Carlo Ancelotti’s side hit back each time through Kylian Mbappe then Brahim Diaz.
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With the fixture in the balance, Jude Bellingham’s last-gasp strike on the cusp of full-time gave the reigning European champions a slender advantage heading into next week’s deciding leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Next up for City is a home meeting with Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday 15 February, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 (UK).
It presents us an opportunity to respond quickly, but we’ll have to be at our very best to collect three points against Eddie Howe’s side who have won 12 out of their last 14 matches in all competitions.
With the tough task of the Magpies in mind, our relentless preparations continued with those not heavily involved against Real Madrid taking part in Wednesday’s session.
View the best pictures taken by our snappers via the gallery below…
