Manuel Pellegrini defended his team selection after Manchester City were beaten 4-2 at Southampton on Sunday, claiming he was left with no choice but to make eight changes thanks to the scheduling of the game. City travel to Real Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night, and Pellegrini had said before the trip to St Marys that he felt the fixture should have been played on Saturday rather than Sunday.A Sadio Mane hat-trick was enough to down City, with their only real bright spark coming from Kelechi Iheanacho, the 19-year-old making it four goals in two games with his double against the Saints. I always try to select a team we think will win the game, Pellegrini told Sky Sports. I also think I had to select a team because we play on Wednesday. Maybe if we played on Saturday, wed have another option for this game, but playing with too many players too often makes it difficult to always get a result. Manchester Citys defence couldnt contain Sadio Mane at St Marys Pellegrini, who left Vincent Kompany out of his side and started with Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala, also admitted his defenders lacked concentration as they were taken apart by Southampton.Our defenders that normally play in every game, today we were less concentrated and we had problems, he said.In the first half, we had a clear chance to score before they did, and I think we started well in the second half until their third goal, which was decisive. After that, it was difficult to turn it around. Graeme Souness says Manchester City have let down their supporters this season and the players deserve extreme criticism for their display at Southampton The result leaves Manchester City looking over their shoulder again in the race for a top-four spot, with Manchester United four points behind them with a game in hand. But Pellegrini remains confident his side, currently fourth, will seal Champions League qualification.It depends what we do in the next two games, he said. We are three points behind Arsenal, so if we beat Arsenal, well be in the third position waiting for the last game. Also See: Southampton 4-2 Man City Premier League table Man City fixtures Get a £10 free bet! Christian Backman Jersey . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. Jeff Brown Jersey . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. https://www.cheapblues.com/414z-dallas-drake-jersey-blues.html . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. Brett Hull Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Allan MacInnis Jersey . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Comilla Victorians 170 for 6 (Kayes 52, Sunny 2-29) beat Rangpur Riders 162 for 8 (Shahzad 45, Rashid 3-13) by eight runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Rangpur Riders will have to hope Dhaka Dynamites beat Khulna Titans in the last league game of the tournament on Sunday evening to progress through to the BPL playoffs after they lost to Comilla Victorians by eight runs in Mirpur.Rangpur fell eight short of a 171-target. Ziaur Rahman waged a fightback to make an unbeaten 21-ball 38, but it wasnt enough. Mohammad Shahzad did a bulk of the scoring initially - he made 45 of Rangpurs 57 runs. But the loss of four wickets in the process hampered their chase.When Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan legspinner, had his hero Shahidd Afridi stumped off a googly for a 19-ball 38, Rangpur were all but out of the contest.dddddddddddd Rashid was the best bowler on the night, taking 3 for 13 off his four overs.Earlier, Comilla werre driven by an 88-run stand in just 10.2 overs between Imrul Kayes and Khalid Latif. Imrul brought up his first fifty this season; he made 52 off just 35 balls with seven fours and two sixes, while Latif struck 43, before the middle order stumbled to ensure they finished with far less than they should have got.For Rangpur, Arafat Sunny and Rubel Hossain took two wickets apiece while Afridi had one. ' ' '