Kevin De Bruyne feels City have learned from last season’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid.
City reached the last four for the first time, but lost 1-0 on aggregate to Zinedine Zidane’s side, with many people believing the Blues didn’t ‘go for it’ enough in the Bernabeu.
The Belgian can’t quite put his finger on the reasons City didn’t throw caution to the wind that night, but believes it is all part of the learning curve needed for teams looking to win the competition.
“Everybody wanted it to be different against Real Madrid but that’s how it played out on the night,” said De Bruyne.
“Sometimes you are so on it and ready to go but it just doesn’t come out on the pitch – it’s difficult to explain. It’s a shame we didn’t go through – it’s not as though we didn’t want it badly enough or didn’t try – but the important thing is that we learn from the experience and I think we have.
“At our best, we can beat anyone but that means everyone has to be on the top of their game and that can’t always be the case in football – that’s just how it is.”
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