Man City fans blamed for putting Bernardo Silva off before disastrous penalty miss

Manchester City fans have copped criticism after making Bernardo Silva wait 40 seconds before he eventually missed his penalty in the shootout.

The holders were knocked out on their own patch by Real Madrid following a tie that ended 4-4 on aggregate. City missed two of their five penalties with Bernardo and then Mateo Kovacic both fluffing their lines.

City began the penalty shootout in the best possible way as Julian Alvarez scored the opening spot kick before Ederson denied Luka Modric, which ramped up the volume inside the Etihad. Bernardo then stepped up but was left without a ball, which was being held by the crowd.

The referee gestured for another before it was eventually thrown down to the pitch. All the while Bernardo was forced to stand on the penalty spot before his shocking penalty was saved by Andriy Lunin. The Portuguese playmaker opted to loft his effort straight down the middle - with the Madrid keeper holding his nerve and standing centrally.

Kovacic's miss next proved crucial as Los Blancos produced four perfect penalties after their opening miss. Antonio Rudiger eventually notched the winning spot kick as the Spanish side set up a last four clash with Bayern Munich.

Reflecting afterwards, former City defender Joleon Lescott admitted that the wait experienced by Bernardo certainly made a difference. He said on TNT Sports: "That would have just took him out of sync and out of his rhythm. You can practice the routine, the technique, the walk up potentially, this is something you don't prepare for, the ball being in the crowd."

Rio Ferdinand added: "40 seconds by the way Joleon." Lescott then continued: "That is a long time. It may not seem that long but it's a very long time when you are waiting there and you