R eal Madrid have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League following a defeat to Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
The Los Blancos had lost the first leg 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu back in March before the season was suspended due to coronavirus pandemic.
Real Madrid came into the second leg without their talisman Sergio Ramos who was sent off in the first leg.
The backline of Rafael Varane and Militano were prone to errors all through the game which saw Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus captialised.
After the game, French defender admitted to his mistakes which cost his side at the end of 90 minutes.
Varane said in his post-match interview, "This defeat is mine, I have to accept it. I have responsibility for this defeat.
"We had prepared well, but mistakes were costly.I am sad for my team-mates."
The Frenchman poor touch in the first half was pounced on by Jesus who found the on rushing Sterling to give City the lead.
Karim Benzema equalised with a header as he connected to a cross from Rodrigo to make it 1-1.
In the second half, Varane committed another error and he was punished by Gabriel Jesus to give City the second goal.
Varane added: "I felt good about the game, maybe we took too many risks at the beginning and paid too much for it. I'm grateful for the support of my team-mates, it hasn't happened to me much in my career [where I've made costly mistakes].
"There are areas on the pitch where you pay very dearly, that's the way it is. There's no further explanation."
It's the first time Zinedine Zidane will be knocked out of the UEFA Champions League knock out stage in his managerial career haven won thr trophy three times as a manager of Real Madrid.
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