Manchester City are out of the Champions League after a heartbreaking penalty shootout exit to Real Madrid in their epic quarter-final.

Real had taken the lead early on, beating the offside trap to convert at the second attempt through Rodrygo. It would take an hour of patient play, slow build-up and chances slowly being carved out until City were level. Jack Grealish had been brilliant for over an hour and eyebrows were raised when he was replaced - but Jeremy Doku was an inspired introduction in his place.

Doku's cross was blocked but only as far as De Bruyne, who fired into the roof of the net and sent the City fans wild. The Belgian wasted two good chances before the 90 minutes were up, but extra time would follow to extend this enthralling tie. Penalties were needed to decide the tie, with Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic missing their spot-kicks to allow Real a chance to progress - an opportunity they wouldn't pass up after a heroic defensive effort on their part.

These are the moments you might have missed from City's eventful Champions League exit:

Bellingham's show of respect to City

On Tuesday, Jude Bellingham diplomatically dodged questions over his chances of joining City in the summer when he switched Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid. There was interest from east Manchester, but his heart was always set on Madrid. Here he was, back in Manchester as an opposition player - having scored here for Dortmund on his previous visit when Erling Haaland was his teammate.

After facing the media 24 hours earlier, Bellingham was the first Real Madrid player to wander out to view the Etihad pitch pre-match, headphones in, earning applause from the small number of away fans in place. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, on punditry duty pitchside, stopped and videoed Bellingham from afar, reacting just like the autograph hunters pitchside when Bellingham shot him a smile and a wave.

A video of Bellingham admiring the Etihad for Dortmund went viral on his last visit, but more because of Haaland's gushing reaction to the stadium. Bellingham showed respect by walking around the City badges printed on the floor at the mouth of the tunnel that day, and he repeated the act when he came out before the game for a walk. Sure enough, when emerging for warm-ups and whenever he passed the badges for the rest of the evening, Bellingham went the long way round if it meant avoiding the opposition badge.

City may have missed out on Bellingham, but the England man still clearly has the utmost respect for the Blues - even if he did sprint the length of the Etihad pitch to lead the celebrations with the Real fans after they won the shootout.

Walker's half-time protest

It looked like Federico Valverde and then Vinicius Jr were offside in the build-up to Real Madrid's opener, but the returning Kyle Walker was playing both on each time. Walker couldn't cut out the cross to Rodrygo and could only watch him turn in his own rebound from the floor. The hand immediately went up for offside, but the assistant referee had got the calls right in real-time, and there was no need for the VAR officials to draw lines to check.

That didn't stop Walker from making a beeline for the assistant at half-time, who was operating on the opposite side from his spot at right-back. Walker made his case over something he was unhappy with, and because there were no other contentious decisions involving the defender and that particular official, one can only assume the goal was the point of discussion. Walker made his case fairly strongly as the players walked off at the break, with Walker having to back down in the end.

Maybe the pre-match change of ends would have changed things, as the sides switched around after the coin toss. Walker deployed that particular tactic at Anfield and at home against Newcastle and hasn't played since - so he could have been trying to ensure Real were shooting away from their fans in the second half. Or Real may have tried to unsettle City if Nacho won the toss. If it was Walker's call, it might have backfired.

Dias' telling reaction to De Bruyne goal

There was as much relief as celebration when Kevin De Bruyne fired into the roof of the net with 15 minutes remaining after an hour of pressure following Rodrygo's opener. De Bruyne himself had been poor by his own standards, but he is a different player in the box and gambled on Jeremy Doku's cross being cut out. It was, De Bruyne was there, and City were level.

As the Etihad erupted and De Bruyne wheeled off, some of his teammates joined him in the corner by the Real Madrid fans. Then there was Ruben Dias, telling any teammate he could to get back, focus, and go for another goal. Walker wore the armband on the night, vice-captain De Bruyne got them level, but third-in-command Dias was providing the leadership.

Just before the equaliser, with City probing to get their goal, the fans began a rarely-heard chant to motivate their team. 'We're Man City, we fight 'til the end,' they sang. It's not often heard in these parts because City don't often have to show their fighting spirit to chase a game because they're usually in control. But it can be forgotten that they possess a squad full of fighters and that's why they are champions of Europe and the world.

Guardiola's revealing on-pitch team talks

The recent Netflix documentary sent us inside the City dressing room, but Pep Guardiola had to do his team talks on the pitch before and during extra-time. That wouldn't have been too much of a problem for the manager - he regularly offers advice to players after games regardless of whether the cameras are watching, and uses breaks in play to summon players every week. So when City needed some inspiration after a toiling 90 minutes, Guardiola appeared to focus on the collective rather than offer individual instructions.

Gathering his players in a huddle at the start of extra time and then at the half-time break, Guardiola had some short words for his players after a brief conflab with his coaches. After 90 minutes, he made the bold call to replace Haaland - notable even if Haaland has been kept quiet for two legs. Julian Alvarez came on, and at the half-time break, Haaland was motivating his teammates.

There are only so many tactical changes that can be offered to a squad in that scenario, so the huddles looked to serve the purpose of re-energising the players and encouraging them for the challenge ahead. In general, as the players and fans were nervous from the start, Guardiola was the epitome of calm throughout (by his standards), with some level-headed substitutions changing the game and he clearly knew the right things to say to his players.

In the end, City went out through the lottery of penalties, and they will have to wait for another go at the Champions League.