Manchester City boss Mark Hughes put on a brave face after his side twice let a lead slip in their last-32 Uefa Cup 2-2 draw at FC Copenhagen.
City were held after an injury-time leveller from Martin Vingaard.
"We've let them in at the death. We did more than enough to win," said Hughes. "On anther night we would have scored more but we are still in the box seat.
"We could have finished the tie here. It's disappointing to lose a goal at the end but it was a good performance."
City took the lead when Nedum Onuoha's tame shot was allowed to squirm in by FC Copenhagen keeper Jesper Christiansen.
Ailton Almeida equalised with a header and, although Stephen Ireland struck a second for City, the visitors left Vingaard unmarked on 92 minutes to earn the Danes a draw.
"We were delighted when we were 2-1 up and very comfortable," added Hughes.
"The only threat they had was at set plays and, at the end, we let them in."
Hughes has mixed emotions after draw
City's defence again proved their downfall but Hughes took consolation from the performance of forwards Robinho, Craig Bellamy and Shaun Wright-Phillips, with the trio carrying a constant threat on the counter-attack.
"The front three were excellent," said Hughes. "They were willing to run hard and put players under pressure."
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