Manchester City bowed out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals after they lost 4-3 on penalties to Real Madrid.
It means no team will represent England in the semi-finals after Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-0 victory in the second leg of the tie.
Arsenal played a factor in Real Madrid eliminating Manchester City, too.
That is according to Marca, which reports that Los Blancos watched how the Gunners forced the Citizens to a 0-0 draw in the Premier League to see how Carlo Ancelotti’s XI could pip Pep Guardiola’s team.
The Galacticos’ coaching staff carefully studied how Arsenal restricted Manchester City’s offence after drawing the first leg 3-3.
Ancelotti then created a game plan based on the work and saw Manchester City only direct nine shots on target from 33 efforts in their reverse leg.
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Wright feels strongly that the Gunners are lacking a midfielder who can progress the ball and also a top-quality left-back.
Arteta started Jorginho with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in Arsenal’s engine room with Takehiro Tomiyasu playing at left-back. But the north London club would not break down the Bavarian outfit.
Arsenal ultimately lost 1-0 after directing three of their eight shots on target.
