City were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals this month by Real.
Bernardo told AS: "Real Madrid are a strange team.
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"Sometimes it seems like you are in control of the game, and suddenly they run away (on the counterattack) twice and score two goals. The players on this team have excellent individual qualities.
"They are so fast and strong in counterattacks that they are not easy to control."