Nathan Aké has said Manchester City are "trying to find the reason" they keep throwing away leads after conceding two late goals against Real Madrid.

City led twice at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday and were 2-1 up with just four minutes of normal time remaining.

But goals from Brahim Díaz and Jude Bellingham turned the tie in Real Madrid's favour, leaving Aké to admit that another late collapse was "hard to take."

"Obviously the last five minutes or so when you're winning 2-1 to give it away like that is frustrating and hard to take," Aké said.