Pellegrini's player shuffle backfires

Manuel Pellegrini said he had no regrets about making eight changes to his Manchester City lineup ahead of this week's trip to face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal.

The City manager admitted his team's 4-2 loss to Southampton at St Mary's stadium on Sunday could affect confidence as the Premier League club prepares to invade Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

"We knew before the game it was a risk to put so many new players against a difficult team, but we have to take those risks because we have an important game on Wednesday," he said.