Ilkay Gundogan’s TV presenter wife has lauded her husband’s “treble mentality” following his scathing assessment of Barcelona’s Champions League exit.

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• German midfielder pointed fingers of blame
• Disappointed to crash out of Europe
• Partner has saluted his desire to be the best

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Former Manchester City captain Gundogan – who claimed Premier League, FA Cup and European titles last season – did not hold back when casting a rueful eye over Barca’s 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain that saw them dumped out of continental competition at the quarter-final stage.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Gundogan appeared to point fingers of blame at Ronald Araujo, following his costly red card, while also questioning Joao Cancelo for conceding a penalty and Robert Lewandowski for failing to get tight enough when Vitinha put PSG 2-1 up on the night.

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  There has been criticism of Gundogan’s post-match interview in Catalunya, and across social media, while Jules Kounde and Sergi Roberto are among those to have posted messages pointing out that Barca “win and we lose as a team” and “achieve together”.

• WHAT SARA GUNDOGAN SAID

  Sara Gundogan has now spoken out in defence of her partner, saying in a message of her own that featured an image of her husband hoisting the Champions League trophy aloft as City skipper: “This man is a hard working guy and his football opinions are about improving and he is giving everything to this team. His mentality is a treble mentality.”

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