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Man City's Hart: We've gone out to a 'magnificent' side in Barcelona

Joe Hart admitted his disappointment in Manchester City's premature exit from the Champions League.

The Premier League champions were beaten 1-0 at Camp Nou by the Catalan giants, courtesy of Ivan Rakitic's 31st-minute goal, in the Round of 16 second leg on Wednesday night which saw them eliminated from Europe's top club competition 3-1 on aggregate.

Hart felt City had their chances in both legs but failed to make the most of them which eventually led to their downfall at the hands of a very talented Barcelona team.

"We've gone out to a magnificent side, but that's the second time in two years which is disappointing for us," he told Sky Sports.

"They're going to get a lot of plaudits for how they played. They've got fantastic players, but we had a big chance. We've hung on in there, we've had a big chance and unfortunately we didn't take it.

"They had a chance to finish us off in the last game and they didn't take it, but that's how football goes.

"It's just unfortunate. It was nice to save a penalty against (Lionel) Messi (in the first leg), but I wanted it to count and it hasn't, which is a shame."

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