Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan blasted histeam’s performance in Wednesday’sdisheartening 2-0 defeat at Juventus. A third consecutive winless outing in the UEFA Champions League left PepGuardiola’s side only a point clear of 25th-placed Paris Saint-Germain.
As a result of theclub’s worst spell of form under the Spanish manager, Man City are at risk of facing an epic embarrassment. With only two games left, the perennial Premier Leaguechampions’ bid to secure a knockout berth atEurope’s top table is in tatters.
Gundogan, who enjoyed a decent game at the Allianz Stadium, admits Man City conceded two cheap goals against Juventus.
“*It seems likeat themoment we are conceding defensively. By the slightest of chances, we concede,”Gundogan told ManCity.com. “It’s obviously tough to take. And then we’re chasing the game again, a goalbehind, when you knowyou that you could have led by one goal and could have scored earlier in the goal,obviously it’s not so easy.*”
Man City dominated possession but failed tofind a way past Michele Di Gregorio. Meanwhile, Juventus were clinical in front of goal, outperforming their xG to halt a three-game winless run in Europe’s elite club competition.
“We still tried to do our bestand I feel like in the secondhalf weactually playedreally good,” Gundogan continued. “*But we conceded two goals. So,then it’s unfortunate that nothing is worth it.*“
While another defeat leaves Man City perilously close to the drop zone, Juventus have whittled down the gap on eighth-placed Lille to only two points.
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