Pochettino says his men did enough to book a place in Istanbul and they were the better side compared to Manchester City.
After knocking out Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the Round of 16 stage and quarter-final respectively, the Parisians were hoping to reach back-to-back Champions League finals at the expense of Pep Guardiola’s men but that was not the case.
Manchester City recorded a 4-1 aggregate scoreline against the French Ligue 1 champions in the semi-final tie to qualify for their maiden Champions League final.
“If we analyse the two games, we dominated a very difficult team to control," Pochettino said to RMC Sport. "You need a small percentage of luck to score in key moments.
"I am disappointed, because we deserved better. But Manchester City have been more clinical than us. They scored the goals we needed, we played the game we wanted with the plan we wanted. It's a bit disappointing obviously, because the objective was to go to the final.
“We have to be positive, it's difficult after an elimination, you have to have this process in mind, stay calm, analyse the situation ... We arrived here having beaten Barcelona and Bayern. It's a shame not to make it to the final, but the team never gave up, they fought to the end.
"We also played 10 against 11 for [30] minutes, which is a big disadvantage. It wasn't for us. We will go back being strong, the club and the players will be ready to win the remaining matches. We will be ready."
