Atletico Madrid vs Man City LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction as City go through
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Manchester City (agg 0-1): A ferocious contest which saw Atletico defender Felipe sent off ultimately ended goalless as City booked their place in the final four
Manchester City survived a bruising encounter with Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a hard-fought goalless draw in the Spanish capital.
Pep Guardiola’s side battled an intimidating atmosphere and a fired-up home side at the Wanda Metropolitano to edge a tense quarter-final courtesy of last week’s equally-draining 1-0 first-leg win.
Atletico finished with 10 men as Felipe – who escaped a booking for a terrible challenge on Phil Foden in the first half – was sent off as home frustrations boiled over in the closing stages.
City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan went close to scoring when he hit the post in the first half but the visitors had to dig deep late on. Atletico upped the tempo in the closing stages and there were some moments of alarm, not least when Antoine Griezmann shot narrowly wide and Angel Correa tested Ederson in stoppage time.
Awaiting Man City are Real Madrid who knocked out Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate after a fantastic match at the Santiago Bernabeu last night.
All the action as it happened from Atletico vs Man City in the Champions League quarter-finals:
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
56 mins: Simeone angrily protests an offside against Griezmann. It was a good three yards offside.
Llorente swings a cross into Felix but it’s a touch to high for him and his header loops over the top. Better from the hosts.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
54 mins: Koke drills a 70-yard pass over the top of the City defence and Felix is close to getting on the end of it but Ederson comes out to sweep again.
Lodi then tries a curled cross from the left which Felix flings his body at but he isn’t quite long enough. And he was offside anyway.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
52 mins: Atletico commit a few men forward and that offers up the space for De Bruyne to sprint into when City break. He gallops into the Atletico half but his touch is a little heavy and Koke comes across to clatter the ball out of play
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
50 mins: Lodi tries to find Felix in behind but Stones comes across to cut it out and the Portuguese forward had gone a little too early anyway.
Now City settle into their slow passing rhythm.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
48 mins: Atletico starting the second half like they started the first. But can they keep it going this time? The life went out of them 10 minutes into the first period.
The Wanda Metropolitano is in full voice just now.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
47 mins: Good chance early on for Atletico at the start of the half! Savic plays a lovely swinging ball in behind for Griezmann. He moves into the penalty area and gets his shot away but it takes a nick off Laporte and goes behind for a corner.
In comes the set-piece... out it goes from the City defence.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
46 mins: We’re back underway for the second half.
We have had one change. Phil Foden has swapped a grey bandage for a blue one. No personnel switches though.
HT: Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
Second leg coming up. BT Sport’s Rio Ferdinand said Atletico have been much improved from the second leg, ‘taking the game’ to Manchester City at times.
We are clearly watching two very different games, Rio.
Atletico’s xG for that first half: 0.03.
HT: Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
This. Atletico are almost trying to fight their way to the semi-finals.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
It’s been that kind of performance from Atletico Madrid so far. What we’ve come to expect from a Simeone team, really.
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