The dust is now beginning to settle on Tuesday night's defeat and City will need to quickly shake off their disappointment. Before we head towards a crucial weekend encounter with Arsenal we recap the action from the Bernabeu:

• The Spanish press reaction. [Guardian]
• Michale Cox's tactical breakdown. [Guardian]
• Stuart Brennan's verdict. [MEN]
• A look at the Scoring Chances. [Bitter and Blue]
• Roberto Mancini hits out at Joe Hart's immediate post match comments. [Independent]
• Richard Williams argues that Mancini chose the wrong target. [Guardian]
• And Williams casts doubt on Mancini's Euro credentials. [Guardian]
• Yaya Toure believes though that the performance shows City are almost on the same level as Real. [Goal]
• And Gareth Barry feels City can take a lot from the game. [Independent]
• There were some comments post-game from Sergio Aguero, in which he as reported to have said he would have picked Real Madrid over City if they had shown an interest. [Guardian]
• Which Aguero later clarified. [BBC]
• Amidst much comment though, the lone sane voice is Gabriele Marcotti. [ESPN]