Samir Nasri was lucky to be on the pitch at half-time after a clear red-card kick on Barcelona ’ s Neymar . Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi settled for giving the Frenchman a yellow card in the 38th minute , when Nasri lashed out with his right boot at the Brazilian . Nasri had been hustled off the ball and his kick — an act of clear frustration with Manchester City being outplayed — left Neymar writhing in agony . Samir Nasri is shown a yellow card after he kicked Neymar with Manchester City 's frustrations boiling over . Nasri was certainly lucky to remain on the pitch after he kicked out at the Brazilian superstar in the first half . Neymar tumbled to the ground following Nasri 's moment of petulance with Manchester City losing the tie . The Barcelona frontman tumbles to the turf as Nasri is promptly booked by Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi . Nasri was the fourth City player to be yellow-carded at that stage . Earlier fouls had brought bookings for Fernandinho , Aleksandar Kolarov and David Silva inside 26 minutes . Silva ’ s tackle on Lionel Messi on the edge of the City box was a certain yellow card offence , despite the Spaniard claiming he had won the ball first . David Silva claimed he won the ball , but his tackle on Lionel Messi was a clear yellow-card offence . The Spaniard was furious as the referee cautioned him following the first-half tackle at the Nou Camp . Silva 's protest in the face of the referee was out of line considering it was a clear foul on Messi . Silva ’ s aggressive protest in the face of the Italian referee was well over the top , as replays showed it was a clear foul . I believe Rocchi got it wrong when he awarded City a penalty for a trip on Sergio Aguero late on . Justice was done when Aguero ’ s kick was saved .
Samir Nasri was shown a yellow card by Italian referee Neymar . But the Frenchman could have been sent off for his clear red-card kick . Gianluca Rocchi was left writhing in agony on the floor following the challenge . Man City crashed out of the Champions League after defeat in Barcelona .