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Man City out of Champions League excuses: It's time to deliver the trophy, 14 years after takeover

Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City squad could not get out of the Estadio do Dragao quickly enough after losing last season's Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto. Guardiola gave the briefest of postmatch interviews and his players headed out of the stadium with barely a word to any media outlet as Thomas Tuchel's side paraded the trophy after their 1-0 victory.

Even now, almost 12 months on, you will be hard-pressed to find any reaction or reflection from Guardiola's players about that night in Portugal. It is as though the club's first, and only, Champions League final appearance didn't happen at all.