The English media did not feel sorry for the coach after the 3: 1 to Lyon and the relegation was already in the quarterfinals of the Champions League • Guardiola: "We did everything but score" • De Bruyne concluded: "It was a long season and a difficult year. Now is the time to go home."

• Guardiola. Disappointing season

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Manchester City are counting on another earlier relegation than expected in the Champions League, and after also not really being a significant opponent for Liverpool in the battle for the league title, Pep Guardiola's team can sum up a disappointing season. The English media criticized the coach, in the Guardian it was written that Pep "drew from City the pleasure and freedom", on the Gul website it was written "embarrassing! M. City paid a price for Pep's terrible tactics in the surprising loss to Lyon".

"That's what's there," Guardiola said at the end of the game. "One day we wiped out the gap from the semi-finals. The second half was fine. We were there, I had the feeling we would be better, but in this league we have to be perfect. We created more situations. I have not seen the statistics yet but we did everything but score. Now we go out. "For the holidays, and we'll be back soon. We need to pick up this club again."

Kevin de Bruyne said: "I'm not going to blame the VAR or the referee, we should have played better. We pressed them in the second half, and if Sterling had scored it was 2-2, but a minute later it was 3-1 that ended the game. ".

The Belgian explained: "The game was open, but we have to learn from it because tonight we were not good enough. They did not create many situations but they created enough, and the third goal ended the game. It is a pity we were eliminated this way, we did not play as well as we could. There should be more offensives, especially in the first half. "

To sum up the season, de Bruyne said, "It has been a long season, a difficult year, and now is the time to go home."