Britain Football Soccer - Southampton v Manchester City - Barclays Premier League - St Mary's Stadium - 1/5/16 Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini before the match Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley
(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said he had no option but to name a much-changed team for Sunday's 4-2 Premier League defeat by Southampton with the club's Champions League semi-final clash with Real Madrid scheduled on Wednesday.
The Chilean made key changes to the side that held the Spanish club to a 0-0 draw in last week's semi-final first leg and City were beaten with Sadio Mane scoring a hat-trick after Shane Long put the Saints 1-0 up in the 25th minute.
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