Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits that the sending off ended his side’s chances of getting back into the match against Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Guardiola’s side were forced to watch on as Barca secured a comfortable 4-0 victory against City in their Group C match of the Champions League.

The 45-year-old manager believes Claudio Bravo’s red card ended his side’s chances at the Nou Camp and says his players could not convert their chances in the final third.

‘It is hard to play Barca, but until we went down to ten players, it was open and we were competing against a team with a big personality,’ Guardiola told the Manchester City website.

‘The first goal was due to an unfortunate slip and then for 10 minutes we were a little bit confused, but we were there; we were in the game.

‘We were pressing, we had the possession and we made the chances but we didn’t take them and you have to do that to win the game – especially against this team.’

Manchester City will now turn their attention back to the Premier League when they take on Southampton on Sunday.

The match at the Etihad Stadium kicks off at 14:30.