He added: "But the match was fantastic. It is difficult to go into a penalty shootout after such a match. It may have taken a little longer, but we have taken an important step again."
We reported that Jota had agreed on a five-year contract with Liverpool that will see him stay at Anfield until 2025. Jota, 23, will be confirmed as a Liverpool player in the next few days.
He's just turned 29 and he has five years' Premier League experience. He gives me something I really like which is consistency. He is a fantastic signing for us because I can trust him to perform at a high level."
Speaking to Barca TV (as quoted by Forbes), Ronaldo, who spent a prolific season at the Nou Camp before going on to enjoy a fantasticfive-year spell at Real Madrid, said: "I follow Spanish football and I love it.
Within five minutes at the Bernabeu, Kylian Mbappe opened scoring, lifting the ball over Ederson. Mbappe went on to complete sensational hat-trick, before Nico Gonzalez pulled one back for City.
The goalkeeper put in a fantastic display in the 2-0 win at Aston Villa last Sunday, with his manager adding: 'Kepa's form is really pleasing for everybody, especially for him.
“He’s a fantastic person, a human being, and I’m pretty sure if his mind is still aggressive like he is, he can extend his career longer and longer than maybe two or three or four or five years.”