Real Madrid has dumped 10-man Manchester City out of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons, as a 2-1 victory at Etihad Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate victory for the Spanish giants.City had to make history in overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit against the 15-time European champions, but a difficult task became an impossible one on Tuesday when captain Bernardo Silva was shown an early red card for handling the ball on his own line.Vinicius Junior converted from the spot to kill the tie as a contest as City exited to Madrid for the third consecutive year.Erling Haaland levelled for City before half-time, but Vinicius won the game with virtually the final kick of the ball.Once again, City’s quest for Champions League glory came unstuck as Madrid proved they have the knack for finding their best come the knockout stages of this competition, despite an unconvincing form in La Liga.Alvaro Arbeloa could afford to leave Kylian Mbappe on the bench on his return from injury, while Jude Bellingham could also be back fit by the time they face a likely quarterfinal against Bayern Munich.City needed a fast start to have any chance of becoming the first side to ever overturn a three-goal deficit against Madrid in European competition, but nearly found themselves further behind inside a minute.Federico Valverde was the unlikely Real hero …
