Manchester City beat Atletico de Madrid 1-0 on combination to qualify for the UEFA Champions League semi-final for the third time within the membership’s historical past. Pep Guardiola is the one supervisor to succeed in this stage of the competitors 9 occasions in whole, out of which 4 have been with FC Barcelona. Kevin De Bruyne’s purpose within the first leg on the Etihad Stadium was the one purpose over the 2 legs.
Manchester City have had an intense week because the first leg, as they performed out a 2-2 draw with second positioned Liverpool of their Premier League title decider on the weekend. Man City supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned after the sport that the crew had plenty of accidents coming into this sport, however they’ll rejoice going into the ultimate 4 of the UEFA Champions League.
“We are in big trouble. We cannot forget we played three days ago a tough game against Liverpool. We came here, we have a lot of injuries. I don’t know what will happen in the next weeks, but today we are going to celebrate. It is the third time in Manchester City’s history we are in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and it is a big success for us to be there,” Guardiola instructed BT Sport.
Even although the sport on Wednesday on the Wanda Metropolitano ended goalless, it was very intense, particularly in the direction of the top when issues bought out of hand. To start with, Atleti defender Felipe hit Phil Foden on the top, for which the England worldwide needed to cowl his head with a bandage to cease the bleeding. The referee didn’t give a yellow card regardless of the gamers, and the supervisor insisting on it. He bought booked later, for a late problem on Kevin de Bruyne.
Atleti sat again within the first half, permitting Man City to have all of the possession, however got here all weapons blazing within the second interval, making an attempt to attain as they wanted a purpose to make all of it sq.. City didn’t get pleasure from their fair proportion of possession within the second half. Pep Guardiola mentioned that his crew forgot to play, praising Diego Simione’s efficiency within the second half.
ALSO READ| Champions League: Massive brawl unfolds at Wanda Metropolitano as Manchester City scrape previous Atletico Madrid
“They pushed us a lot, Atletico were excellent in the second half and we forgot to play. We were in big trouble, and they had chances to score. We had one or two clear chances in the first half but in the second half of the second leg they were much better. But at the same time, we defended everything.”
Pep Guardiola said that his team had to adapt to the pressure created by Atletico Madrid.
“We needed to adapt. We couldn’t have the ball and we felt the strain. We are within the semi-finals and it’s an unbelievable achievement for our membership.”
Towards the end of the game, Atletico defender Felipe, who was on a yellow-card, tackled Man City midfielder Phil Foden. In the aftermath, Stefan Savic hit Foden, and pulled Jack Grealish’s hair off, and got himself in the referee’s book. Both teams got involved in a bitter exchange of words, which later turned out to be a heated fight, and Felipe was sent off for his involvement.
When asked about the referees and what happened towards the end of the game, Guardiola said that he had “nothing to say”. “I do not discuss referees or the opponents both,” he added.
Manchester City will play Real Madrid within the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. The first leg will happen on Tuesday, twenty sixth April on the Etihad Stadium. The return leg will likely be within the following week, on Wednesday, May 4th.
ALSO READ| Premier League: Erik Ten Hag in pole place to turn into subsequent Manchester United supervisor
