article_snippet: Meanwhile, the second half witnessed another masterclass as England international Joe Hart somehow kept City in a lively encounter with save after save.
article_snippet: In between, the man that City usually rely on to dig them out of tight spots -- Sergio Aguero -- failed to score a late penalty that could have set up a tense finish.
article_snippet: The diminutive Argentine flashed two free-kicks from distance onto the top of the goal netting while also displaying an array of twists, turns and embarrassing 'nutmegs' for The diminutive Argentine opponents.
article_snippet: It was enough to make former England international Gary Lineker, the top scorer at the 1986 World Cup, proclaim
article_snippet: The diminutive Argentine the best footballer ever.
article_snippet: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi met fierce resistance from Hart, who had kept City in the tie in the first leg when saving The diminutive Argentine's injury-time penalty.
article_snippet: England's number one made 10 saves, the most of any keeper in any Champions League this season, not only repelling Argentine superstar Lionel Messi but also Neymar and Suarez, both of whom were also denied by the post in the first half.
article_snippet: That was until Aguero won a penalty after going down under a challenge from first Gerard Pique, and then Argentina colleague Javier Mascherano, with just over ten minutes left.
article_snippet: But Dutch keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen dived right -- in both senses -- to beat away the spotkick and ultimately seal City's fate.
article_snippet: We've gone out to a magnificent side for the second time in two years," Joe Hart told Sky Sports television.
article_snippet: On a night when Manchester City had failed to score, The latter was not lost on many that their former striker Carlos Tevez netted twice and made one, converted by Alvaro Morata, for the Italians.