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
83 mins: Ederson claims a tame ball and Llorente decides to push Ake over the top of him for no good reason. He then smirks as if he didn’t do anything.
Bizarre.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
82 mins: Thomas Lemar goes off as Luis Suarez enters the fray. Joao Felix is also going off for Matheus Cunha.
Last throw of the dice for Simeone.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
81 mins: Llorente is very late on Fernandinho on the near touchline and he goes in the book. He’ll miss the first leg of the semi-final... if they can find a goal.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
80 mins: Correa breaks forward and outmuscles Fernandinho. De Paul then picks it up before Correa takes it off him and tries his luck with a shot which whistles a couple of yards wide.
Suarez is getting ready to come on.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
79 mins: Guardiola senses a little danger. Bernardo Silva makes way for Fernandinho.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
78 mins: Correa has gone down here and the Atletico fans are calling for a penalty. Cancelo makes a bit of contact when trying to hook the ball clear but there wasn’t enough in that.
Reinildo then whips a cross in which reaches De Paul and his effort zips wide of the post.
All hands to the pump for Manchester City.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
76 mins: Still no Luis Suarez. Quite surprising given he is, at the very least, a body in the penalty area.
It’s 3-2 to Liverpool at Anfield - 6-4 on aggregate. Safe to say the two ties being played tonight have been played in very different spirits.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
74 mins: Kyle Walker cannot continue. He is replaced by Nathan Ake.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
73 mins: 20 minutes to find a goal for Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 (0-1 agg) Manchester City
73 mins: De Paul tries an ambitious cross from deep but it’s a good 20 yards in front of Felix and out for a goal kick.
Ederson takes an age with his goal kick and the whistles begin again from the Atletico supporters.
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