BARCELONA, Spain (AP) " Pep Guardiola's decision to leave Sergio Aguero out of his Manchester City starting lineup Wednesday backfired badly in a 4-0 loss at Barcelona in the Champions League. Barcelona capitalized and seized its opportunities, with Lionel Messi scoring three goals and setting up Neymar for another. The loss at Camp Nou against Guardiola's former team exposed two of the manager's most important decisions as being off the mark. I wanted more midfielders," said Guardiola, confirming that Aguero was not troubled by any lingering injuries from recent international duty. Bravo, who Guardiola pushed City to sign from Barcelona at the start of the season, was sent off in the 53rd minute after back-to-back errors.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 20, 2016 00:56 UTC