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'The curse was real!': Fans highlight the Yaya Toure hoodoo on Pep Guardiola and Man City from 2018 after star's agent insisted 'African shamans won't let him win the Champions League' because he benched Etihad hero in his final season

Fans have highlighted the 'Yaya Toure Curse' put on Pep Guardiola back in 2018 after his team fail to win the Champions League yet again.

The Premier League champions had a 4-3 lead over Real Madrid from the first leg, but were dumped out in the second leg of the semi-finals at the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening.

Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring on the night, but they ended up losing 6-5 on aggregate after Rodrygo came to turn the fixture on its head by notching twice, before Karim Benzema slotted home from the penalty spot in extra-time.