Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side "forgot to attack in the second half" of Wednesday's Champions League defeat to FC Basel.
City were beaten 2-1 by the Swiss champions in Wednesday's Round of 16 second leg, but the Premier League leaders progressed to the quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate by virtue of their 4-0 first-leg win at St Jakob-Park on 13 February.
Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring in the second leg at the Etihad Stadium after eight minutes, but Mohamed Elyounoussi levelled nine minutes later and then set up Michael Lang's winner on 71 minutes.
"I'm so happy to be in the quarter-finals because it's quite new for us," Guardiola told BT Sport."You have to pass the ball to attack, we didn't" - A disappointed Pep Guardiola spoke after his side's defeat at The Etihad. pic.twitter.com/d79nuIHwT6— eir Sport (@eirSport) March 7, 2018
"We forgot to attack in the second half. We have to pass the ball to attack, not pass to pass. We forgot to try to go through and make a moment, runs in behind.
"Some players were tired. When you make changes, your level isn't the same. Congratulations to Basel. It's not a problem to concede those two goals."
The Spaniard was pleased by the contribution of Brazil striker Jesus, who completed his first full game since suffering knee ligament damage in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 31 January.
"It was the first time Gabriel Jesus played 90 minutes since his injury so that's good for him," he continued.
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