Source: PA
Ten-man City exit Europe
Ten-man Manchester City's brave effort to reach the Europa League quarter-finals failed after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Dynamo Kiev with striker Mario Balotelli cast in the role as villain.
Two goals down from the first leg in Kiev, Balotelli left his team-mates to battle on for almost an hour without him after he was sent off for planting his studs into Goran Popov's chest and thigh.
Although they quickly made light of Balotelli's absence to pull a goal back through Aleksandar Kolarov, City eventually ran out of steam and ideas against a team content to soak up pressure.
It leaves Roberto Mancini's men to look ahead to maintain the fight for a Champions League spot, knowing their only realistic chance of silverware now lies in the FA Cup, where they will face Manchester United in a Wembley semi-final next month.
