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Manchester City will be aiming to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League this evening, with Real Madrid lying in wait.
They will be favourites to go through, and continue their search for a first European crown. Pep Guardiola’s side of course hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg at the Etihad, thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s second-half strike. The Blues already know who their opponents will be should they finish the job against Atletico tonight.
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- - - - - - - - - Simeone will hope Felix and Antoine Griezmann can step up on Wednesday as goals have not been easy for Atletico to come by in the Champions League on home turf this season. But that might be easier said than done as City are yet to concede a goal in the knockout stages of the competition. Just to reiterate a draw or a City win and it is Guardiola's side through to face Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
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Pep Guardiola was delighted to welcome Ruben Dias back to full training this week after a lengthy injury lay-off. Real Madrid edged past Premier League side Chelsea in a thrilling contest at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, and now await the winners of Atletico Madrid against Manchester City in the last-four of Europe's premier club competition. When it did come, however, a brilliant piece of creativity from substitute Phil Foden was finished off by the in-form and clinical, Kevin De Bruyne.
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- - - - - - - - - Simeone will hope Felix and Antoine Griezmann can step up on Wednesday as goals have not been easy for Atletico to come by in the Champions League on home turf this season. But that might be easier said than done as City are yet to concede a goal in the knockout stages of the competition. Just to reiterate a draw or a City win and it is Guardiola's side through to face Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
Manchester City will hope to seal their spot in the Champions League semi-finals when they face Atletico Madrid this evening.
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End to end already! Llorente charges forward down the right and nearly finds Felix in acres of space inside the box but Walker manages to hook the ball away with a rather sloppy clearance. Felix finds Lodi on the left where there is so much space for Atletico early on here. The deficit is only one goal and City will have to be close to their best to ensure they reach the next round. De Bruyne scored again on Sunday as City where held to a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League, leaving them top of the table and on course to regain the title they won last season. Pep Guardiola’s men lead 1-0 on aggregate after Kevin De Bruyne’s strike earned them victory last Tuesday night at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City travel to Spain to face Atletico Madrid in the 2nd leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday.
Ederson was forced into numerous crucial saves to keep the score at 1-0 on the night as Guardiola's side struggled to contain the threat of Joao Felix and Griezmann, supported by substitute Angel Correa in attack. Ilkay Gundogan scored just after the half-hour mark with a wonderful whipped effort into the far corner, bending the ball around Reinildo and Felipe to make it 1-0 in the first half and double City's aggregate lead. City started strong away in Madrid getting on the ball and controlling possession in the opening 20 minutes.
Manchester City are hoping to book their place in the Champions League semi-final if they can get past Atletico Madrid in this quarter-final second leg.
Guardiola also has decisions to make on Kevin De Bruyne and Joao Cancelo, who are both one booking away from missing the first leg of the semi-final. It’s a balancing act that Guardiola will have to get right, but he’s made big calls in the last two games and got them right, so you’d back him to judge this selection right, too. Pep Guardiola said Ruben Dias would travel with the squad to Madrid but won’t start, so his inclusion after returning from injury is likely just for his leadership qualities in the dressing room. Apart from the fact that they are very competitive and defend very well, there is no space.” Fernandinho is the most experienced player City have to combat that, so he might be worth considering playing from the start. There will be moments, always they have done it in the Champions League, I remember at Barcelona and Bayern. Always at home they go forward." Phil Foden starting isn’t a surprise after he proved the most effective way to get through the Atletico block last week. They have the benefit of a 3-1 aggregate lead, and have dropped Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. An advantage for Saturday’s Cup game, or too many gambles to give Benfica hope? It seems he wants experienced, solid players who have the ability to inject a spark if needed, and so far Grealish hasn’t consistently filled all those criteria. Already you can see more attacking intent from Atletico than in the whole of the first leg. Pep Guardiola says Ruben Dias has travelled to Madrid, but won't start in the game, while Cole Palmer was also in contention to travel. Diego Simeone insists Atletico will play differently in this second leg, using the home crowd at the Wanda Metropolitano to their advantage.
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A fairly mistake-laden start in midfield so far.
They will be more intense in the top half of the field than they were the other night." “In recent years City have been on the brink and the most important thing is that they don't give up,” he adds. I will go back to Brazil. I decided with my family, which is the most important for me." "I think Raheem [Sterling, on the bench] will play a bit today. Everyone saw it on the replay just moments after it happened and it should have been a penalty and it would have been awarded quickly but no. He's furious when a goal kick is given - and so he should be.
Unsurprisingly, Atleti finished with 0.00 expected goals since they did not record a single shot, which is the wrong kind of record to set. How rare was that?
It's unlikely, especially with the personnel, that they will be able to greatly increase their possession, and the expectation will be for Manchester City to score. Atleti have to be ready, quick to move the ball into space and show the quality they have in attack. Atleti, out of any team, have the ability to turn this around and pull off a shocker, but expect City to score. They need to rediscover their aggression, believe in their defense with less numbers and simply get more men into attacking situation as early as possible. It's obvious that the approach will be different at home, but if they miss the mark again with whatever changes they make, they'll simply be reduced to spectators the rest of the way and see their European dream elude them once again. Much too often it was either Joao Felix or Antoine Griezmann in no-man's land, surrounded by sky-blue shirts and with the only option being to try and draw a foul. Unsurprisingly, Atleti finished with 0.00 expected goals since they did not record a single shot, which is the wrong kind of record to set. They've done it to Liverpool, Bayern Munich and plenty of others with Simeone having two UCL final appearances and a pair of Europa and La Liga titles to his name. They regularly had all 11 players behind the ball but could not get the result they wanted because City prevented Diego Simeone's attack from functioning properly in what proved to be, tactically, his most challenging match of the season. Atleti are not a team that possess the ball much. As a result, no one is seems to be convinced that they can turn this tie come Wednesday during the second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano (3 p.m. ET A 1-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad last Tuesday was far from ideal as the reigning La Liga champions could not even produce a single chance on goal.
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Get a report of the Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals football match.
As the crowd in Madrid that felt more like a cauldron roared their team on, City showed real signs of discomfort for the first time. But it was only in the second half that they began to seriously threaten the City goal. We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more."
City ran the gauntlet in the Wanda, experiencing the gamut of the Atletico Madrid experience - and are in the semi-finals to recount the tale.
City ran the gauntlet in the Wanda, experiencing the gamut of the Atletico Madrid experience. So when Ilkay Gundogan hits the post from seven yards and has a diving header blocked two seconds later, everyone shrugs and says “Well yes, that makes total sense”. From the 20th minute until half-time, they had three-quarters of the ball and all of the control. They pressed in the final third and – more surprisingly – were successful with it. The Wanda Metropolitano is new and less characterful, but it also contains some of Europe’s best stadium acoustics. The first 160 minutes of this two-legged tie was nothing but window dressing, Diego Simeone’s team positioning themselves for a final assault and Manchester City hoping to have a lead to repel them with.
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Simeone’s side have found more success on the road in Europe this campaign but until their home form improves – they are unlikely to re-emerge as major Champions League contenders again. Simeone was intent that this would be an uncomfortable, tense and even painful evening for the visitors, to knock them out of their stride and leave them with battle scars. Firstly, de Bruyne had to be withdrawn after appearing to slightly pull up with a muscular injury after chasing the ball down – subsequently being replaced by Raheem Sterling. Moments later, Kyle Walker landed heavily on his ankle and – despite his attempts to carry on – could not continue. That was notably absent during the match in Manchester, when they did not engage with the opposition or apply concerted pressure to the ball. Indeed, while Antoine Griezmann was theoretically playing alongside Joao Felix in attack – the Frenchman was so deep that they were playing a 5-4-1. In terms of shape, this clash was almost exactly the same for Diego Simeone’s side.
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We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more." "We were tired in the second half because of the calendar, we had a very intense match on the weekend with Liverpool and we were out of legs in the end." The visitor was patient, slowing down the pace of the game and running down the clock to the displeasure of Atletico manager Diego Simeone and the vociferous crowd at Metropolitano stadium.
Manchester City held on through a fractious second half to draw 0-0 with Atlético Madrid and progress to the Champions League semi-final.
City had gone close from an early corner, Stones heading high, and they created the big chance of the opening period in the 30th minute. From the restart, they pushed high, bringing the aggression and they had numerous flickers in front of goal, which the home fans were ultra quick to get behind. Felipe had left him dazed and bloodied after jumping into him in a 12th minute aerial challenge, wiping him out with a ferocious upper body barge. The heart-in-mouth moments for the travelling City support continued to come. Grealish had called Savic the C-word during the melee, which led to Savic grabbing his hair. With Foden down, all hell broke loose, another Atlético defender, Stefan Savic, trying to lift him to his feet and being shooed away by Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was an unused City substitute, as everybody converged.
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City are considered to be one of the best teams in Europe, so it's only fitting that they have to defeat one of the best teams in Champions League history as they look to win their first title. In the 91st minute, Felipe took down Phil Foden to get his second yellow card and an early shower, but not before the benches cleared in a coming together from the players as they pushed and shoved each other. The clash would also rear its head in the tunnel after the match with words being exchanged and at least something being thrown which could lead to a fine from UEFA. Jack Grealish and Stefan Savic took center stage during that skirmish, as the two exchanged words which resulted in Savic yanking Grelish's hair. It was quite the difference as the first half saw City take eight shots to Atletico's one but only producing an xG of 0.61. They embody the fiery spirit of their manager and will do whatever is needed to wind up the other team and hope that they're frustrated enough to make a mistake.
Get a report of the Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals football match.
As the crowd in Madrid that felt more like a cauldron roared their team on, City showed real signs of discomfort for the first time. But it was only in the second half that they began to seriously threaten the City goal. We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more."
Manchester City are boosted by the return of Kyle Walker for tonight's Champions League showdown with Atletico Madrid.
Guardiola has plenty of options on his bench to freshen up his line-up amid a busy run of fixtures, with Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez both returning to the starting line-up. Everyone will be important and Ruben is.” “He did one training session after six weeks off,” Guardiola said at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. “It is premature, but the fact he is back with the schedule we have is good.
Wednesday night's second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano descended into anarchy as former City defender Stefan Savic followed Jack Grealish inside the tunnel ...
The travel was demanding and we dropped in the second half. We have to adapt when we couldn't have the ball, the build-up was without intention. City had control of proceedings in the first half but struggled to contend with Atletico after the break. 'We tried to attack but we couldn't. I wouldn't have the nerve to criticise this institution.' City's players were wound up by Atletico's antics, while Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker both came off injured. It's the third time in our history. We felt the pressure a little bit. They were excellent in the second half. Atletico central defender Felipe saw red after a tackle on Phil Foden which sparked a melee in one corner of the pitch. We can't expect that we're going to make everything marvellous against the champions of Spain. The opponent was really, really good.' We were in big, big trouble,' Guardiola added. Four local policemen, dressed in riot gear, rushed down towards the dressing rooms on a shameful night for the Spanish champions. We have to live these kind of situations.
Premier League leaders Manchester City have a one-goal lead to take to Spain for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico ...
Just to reiterate a draw or a City win and it is Guardiola's side through to face Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Simeone will hope Felix and Antoine Griezmann can step up on Wednesday as goals have not been easy for Atletico to come by in the Champions League on home turf this season. But that might be easier said than done as City are yet to concede a goal in the knockout stages of the competition. A draw or a defeat and it is City who prevail. 75 minutes to KO: We have the Atletico team for tonight. Kick off: We are under way at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and the noise is raucous to say the least. 13 minutes: Atletico's physicality was a talking point in the first leg and it has not taken long to rear its head again here. They have their best attack in a while as Llorente finds space on the edge of the area and his lay off tees up Geoffrey Kondogbia whose low effort is easily saved by Ederson. The first goal tonight is becoming more and more critical to defining where this tie will develop. 78 minutes: Fernandinho is on to help try and see City through what has proved to be a tough second half so far. It is a shame that the melee and chaos in the final stages will be what this quarter-final second leg is probably remembered for. He actually won the ball on the challenge with Foden but left a foot in on him afterwards.
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"We knew it was not an easy place to come, it is a hostile environment, it was a difficult night all round and how we defended and controlled ourselves over the two legs was incredible. Watch Atletico Madrid and Man City City brawl Tempers boiled over towards the end of Manchester City's narrow Champions League quarter-final aggregate win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, as scores of players joined in a mass brawl sparked by a challenge from Felipe on Phil Foden.
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The first half we had the chances to do it but overall we are in the semi-finals. In the 180 minutes, the last 25 minutes they were better." "In the build up we were focused a lot on the styles. We concede very few goals but in the second half they were better. "I don't know what will happen in the next few weeks. "It all kicked off again in the tunnel. "I can't remember being at a game where there were that many players involved in such a melee, and it was physical. So a lot for UEFA to mull over." "We know they sometimes try and make things happen like that and I think we dealt with it really well," said Stones after the match. He was outstanding, he's feeling it after the game now." I'm proud of everyone and the fans, who have lost, stayed to applaud us after the game. At the start of nine additional minutes of second-half stoppage time, both sets of players were involved in a mass scuffle after Felipe fouled Phil Foden near the byline.
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Not in the space of 90 minutes but in the space of 90 seconds. 'I think if it's not Pep managing them someone would have snapped but I'm sure he's said to them we cannot afford to get a red card. 'We heard about something after the game but the game is finished then. Hargreaves added: 'Savic is delighted with the yellow card. They've managed to come away without anyone getting too involved. 'It's not hard to see that when it's your only job to see that,' Lescott said.
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There’s verbals that go on and you have a little bit of back and forth with people. From a football perspective, they didn’t go through, but they made it difficult, but some of the stuff towards the end of the game, not what you want to see." “We need to commend Man City for the way they dealt with the situation. “Foden plays the game, he knows what he’s doing rolling back on the pitch. Over the period of 90 seconds he’s done all those things, and it’s only a yellow card. "Some distasteful behaviour I thought we witnessed there from some of the Atletico players,” Ferdinand told BT Sport. They should be embarrassed with some of the antics, Savic especially.
Former Man Utd defender Gary Neville admitted he 'enjoyed' Atletico Madrid's dirty tactics during their Champions League exit to Man City.
Writing on Twitter, he said: ‘Unpopular view but I loved the Atletico Madrid v City match. Throughout the entire match, and in the first leg as well, Atletico deployed the nefarious tactics that have become synonymous with the Spanish side and their manager Diego Simeone. Atletico played out a goalless draw with the Citizens at the Wanda Metropolitano, which was enough to see the Premier League side advance to the semi-finals after they won the first leg 1-0 courtesy of a Kevin De Bruyne goal.
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A feisty contest erupted at the end when Foden was taken out again by Felipe, who swung his leg at the City midfielder on his way down. Antoine Griezmann dipped a volley just wide of the post, Ederson lashed a nervy punt downfield and Marcos Llorente barged the ball off Joao Cancelo. Guardiola flapped on the sideline, trying to jolt his team back into life. With nine minutes of added time, Gundogan should have settled it for City but Atleti survived. In the scramble, Gundogan's headed rebound was blocked by Felipe. By the time I went inside there was nobody there." We will have to suffer."
Manchester City and Atletico Madrid players clashed in the tunnel at the Wanda Metropolitano after their Champions League clash.
Also on the footage is Kevin De Bruyne, who followed after the commotion moved away and appeared to be limping after his substitution. Police can then be seen jogging down the tunnel to the players. However, as Vrsaljko then looks to get involved, it appears a member of City's backroom staff and Kyle Walker then give him a little push, sparking more shoving between both sides.
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April 26/27 & May 3/4 April 26/27 & May 3/4 That could be all but in the bag by the time this tie comes around, allowing them to give Guardiola's team their full focus. Bayern were picked apart on the break and crashed to a 4-0 loss. April 26/27 & May 3/4 A 1-1 draw in Manchester followed as Sergio Aguero's penalty cancelled out Benzema's opener, but City exited at the group stage.
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In particular, Atletico were riled by a throwaway pre-match comment from Pep Guardiola about 'prehistory' and now their president has accused the City manager of being more negative than his side in the second leg. "In the sporting and human aspect, Simeone cannot be criticized. They were more adventurous in the second leg, but City stood firm and progressed to the semi-finals.
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I'm proud of everyone and the fans, who have lost, stayed to applaud us after the game. What a bunch of animals." He's feeling it after the game now." I stayed on the pitch applauding the fans and saying hi to everyone on the pitch. Simeone also denied witnessing any of the scenes in the tunnel, saying: "I didn't see it. "In the build up we were focused a lot on the styles. "I can't remember being at a game where there were that many players involved in such a melee, and it was physical. "It all kicked off again in the tunnel. So a lot for UEFA to mull over." I think it did just get to the point where Atletico's frustration really boiled over. Sime Vrsaljko, who was an unused Atletico substitute, was seen throwing a bottle in the direction of Aymeric Laporte, while police reportedly rushed in to calm the scene. "There were a number of flashpoints.
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some of the stuff towards the end was not what you want to see on a football pitch." "It was a difficult night all round and how we defended and controlled ourselves over the two legs was incredible. "I know you will laugh at me when I say it, I'm the biggest critic of the referees - I think it was unrefereeable if there's such a word in the last 20 minutes - I thought he did brilliant me." And former England international Owen Hargreaves said: That, at the end, from Atletico Madrid was a disgrace. Just seconds later, however, the rest of the players appeared and a brawl kicked off when Atletico defender Sime Vrsaljko launched what appeared to be a pair of goalkeeping gloves at the City players. He appears to call the defender a "c***". Savic reacts immediately, pulling Grealish's hair. Joao Cancelo appeared to foul Angel Correa in the box, yet the incident wasn't referred to VAR and nothing came of it. And it's fair to say Atletico aggravated City. Grealish was targeted by the Spanish champions, pulling his famous locks to get a reaction from the £100million man. The Englishman was left with a bloody head, while Felipe received a yellow card. Some love their commitment to the cause, while others label them a "disgrace". Atletico often push their rivals to the limit with an array of questionable tackles, cheeky digs and extreme theatricals. City progressed thanks to a 1-0 aggregate win and will play Atletico's local rivals Real Madrid in the last four.
Phil Foden was targeted in Manchester City's Champions League win vs Atletico Madrid but kept his head to have the last laugh.
He'd got in the heads of Atletico, who had attempted to get into his and put him off his game. If there were any remaining doubts over his discipline, City will have been impressed to see him rise above the antagonism in Madrid. As Atletico risked another red card when City pulled out some well-time tactical fouls in the dying stages, Simeone raced onto the pitch to calm his players, earning a booking of his own for entering the playing surface. "He was off the pitch but then rolled back on [to waste time]. These are bad images, it would be better not to vent anger like that, but I know it’s not easy. But it was the late incident with the same player, who had finally got his yellow card by that point, as Foden chased down a lost cause to force Felipe into a sliding tackle to clear. Foden, who went down just off the pitch, cleverly rolled back onto the pitch to slow the game down.