Manchester City Stood Up As Atletico Madrid Tried To Bully Them And Earned A Champions League Semifinal Spot

Rob Dawson Correspondent

MADRID – On a night when Atletico Madrid did everything they could to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel and the silk to win the Champions League. Until the end, the hosts were the ones who lost their temper when the Brazilian defender Felipe was sent off after a confrontation in the corner, in which most of the 22 players and the staff of the room from both benches took part. The fact that Atletico’s disappointment finally boiled down was the praise for the way in which Manchester City managed an awkward draw in the middle of the chaos to watch the game 0-0 and maintain the overall 1-0, creating a semi-final with Real Madrid later this month. It was not beautiful, but it does not always have to be. 2 About The night ended after more than 13 minutes of delays with Guardiola falling from bottles as he left the pitch and police dragging players from both sides into the tunnel after Stefan Savic ran after Jack Grialis. If City can handle it, they can do anything. “Nothing to say,” Guardiola later said when asked about hand-to-hand combat on the pitch and in the tunnel. “It is always difficult with these people in this stadium. “It’s a big compliment for the players. We gave it our all. We have to live in such situations. We suffered. “We can not expect to do everything great against the Spanish champions. The opponent was really good.” With the support of the tough support within the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico presented their plan to literally take City out of its rhythm from the very first minute. At the Etihad last week, they did not seem willing to deal with City’s blue shirts far beyond the edge of their own penalty area, but at home they suddenly found an entire other half to play. Savic quickly came out of the defense and shouted at Ilkay Gudogan in the center circle, and Kyle Walker was forced to slip after Diego Simeone roared at his players forward from his technical area. If Simeone had asked for more aggression before the start, Felipe took it very literally. Unsatisfied with hitting Phil Foden hard enough to leave the 21-year-old bloodied and tied up, Felipe followed by removing Kevin De Bruyne’s legs. Fontaine faced tough things again when Savic got into his side unnecessarily as the ball rolled out of play for a side inside. Savic against Fontaine was an ongoing battle that lasted all night. The Champions League quarter-final match was tough, and a push-up match broke out towards the end, but Manchester City stood up to Atletico Madrid’s subversive tactics. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images Mixed were quiet moments that would be easy for City to fold. Riyad Mahrez was cool enough to hit the ball around Joao Felix in his own penalty area before the Portuguese striker ran towards Ederson just to make a precise pass through the Atletico midfield and Gundogan’s feet. . In the past, City were to blame for letting the Champions League knockout draws lead to chaos, coming in second best against Monaco in 2017, Liverpool in 2018, Tottenham in 2019 and Lyon in 2020. There were spells on Wednesday, especially in the second half, when it seemed that the game would go that way, but this is a City team that looks much better for the experiences of these painful departures. Manchester City defended strongly when they had to – John Stones made a vital block from Mateusz Kounias after 87 minutes and Anderson saved low from Angel Correa deep into the back. In the end, it was the determined clean sheet and not any of their usual football champagne that led them to a second consecutive semi-final and just a third in the history of the club. The beautiful toy lives here. Broadcast top leagues, tournaments and teams.Subscribe to ESPN + FRIDAY, APRIL 15• Luton – Forrest (7:25 AM ET) • Bournemouth – Borough (9:55 AM ET) • Birmingham – Coventry (9:55 AM ET) • Huddersfield – QPR (12:25 pm ET) • Sociedad – Betis (2:50 pm ET) • Derby – Fulham (2:55 pm ET) “She is the Spanish champions and they played with energy and in the second half they were better than us and we were lucky not to concede,” added Guardiola. “In the first half we had opportunities. “Overall we are in the semi-finals – it was worth it. The opponent is so difficult, all the teams in the Champions League come here and suffer, so it is important to get through. “We can not keep playing and scoring four or five goals. We are human, we come from a difficult game against Liverpool. We are celebrating because this is the third time in the history of Manchester City that we have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.” It keeps City on track for a treble in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, although the clash with Atletico came at a cost after the injuries of De Bruyne and Walker. Both were forced to leave in the second half before the FA Cup semi-final with Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday. Some others are likely to suck blows after a bruised encounter, but in a phase of the competition where City had fallen in the past, this time they proved themselves in the test. They had some impressive appearances in the Champions League under Guardiola and that was another – just for different reasons.

title: “Manchester City Stood Up As Atletico Madrid Tried To Bully Them And Earned A Champions League Semifinal Spot " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Rufus Thompson”

Rob Dawson Correspondent

MADRID – On a night when Atletico Madrid did everything they could to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel and the silk to win the Champions League. Until the end, the hosts were the ones who lost their temper when the Brazilian defender Felipe was sent off after a confrontation in the corner, in which most of the 22 players and the staff of the room from both benches took part. The fact that Atletico’s disappointment finally boiled down was the praise for the way in which Manchester City managed an awkward draw in the middle of the chaos to watch the game 0-0 and maintain the overall 1-0, creating a semi-final with Real Madrid later this month. It was not beautiful, but it does not always have to be. 2 About The night ended after more than 13 minutes of delays with Guardiola falling from bottles as he left the pitch and police dragging players from both sides into the tunnel after Stefan Savic ran after Jack Grialis. If City can handle it, they can do anything. “Nothing to say,” Guardiola later said when asked about hand-to-hand combat on the pitch and in the tunnel. “It is always difficult with these people in this stadium. “It’s a big compliment for the players. We gave it our all. We have to live in such situations. We suffered. “We can not expect to do everything great against the Spanish champions. The opponent was really good.” With the support of the tough support within the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico presented their plan to literally take City out of its rhythm from the very first minute. At the Etihad last week, they did not seem willing to deal with City’s blue shirts far beyond the edge of their own penalty area, but at home they suddenly found an entire other half to play. Savic quickly came out of the defense and shouted at Ilkay Gudogan in the center circle, and Kyle Walker was forced to slip after Diego Simeone roared at his players forward from his technical area. If Simeone had asked for more aggression before the start, Felipe took it very literally. Unsatisfied with hitting Phil Foden hard enough to leave the 21-year-old bloodied and tied up, Felipe followed by removing Kevin De Bruyne’s legs. Fontaine faced tough things again when Savic got into his side unnecessarily as the ball rolled out of play for a side inside. Savic against Fontaine was an ongoing battle that lasted all night. The Champions League quarter-final match was tough, and a push-up match broke out towards the end, but Manchester City stood up to Atletico Madrid’s subversive tactics. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images Mixed were quiet moments that would be easy for City to fold. Riyad Mahrez was cool enough to hit the ball around Joao Felix in his own penalty area before the Portuguese striker ran towards Ederson just to make a precise pass through the Atletico midfield and Gundogan’s feet. . In the past, City were to blame for letting the Champions League knockout draws lead to chaos, coming in second best against Monaco in 2017, Liverpool in 2018, Tottenham in 2019 and Lyon in 2020. There were spells on Wednesday, especially in the second half, when it seemed that the game would go that way, but this is a City team that looks much better for the experiences of these painful departures. Manchester City defended strongly when they had to – John Stones made a vital block from Mateusz Kounias after 87 minutes and Anderson saved low from Angel Correa deep into the back. In the end, it was the determined clean sheet and not any of their usual football champagne that led them to a second consecutive semi-final and just a third in the history of the club. The beautiful toy lives here. Broadcast top leagues, tournaments and teams.Subscribe to ESPN + FRIDAY, APRIL 15• Luton – Forrest (7:25 AM ET) • Bournemouth – Borough (9:55 AM ET) • Birmingham – Coventry (9:55 AM ET) • Huddersfield – QPR (12:25 pm ET) • Sociedad – Betis (2:50 pm ET) • Derby – Fulham (2:55 pm ET) “She is the Spanish champions and they played with energy and in the second half they were better than us and we were lucky not to concede,” added Guardiola. “In the first half we had opportunities. “Overall we are in the semi-finals – it was worth it. The opponent is so difficult, all the teams in the Champions League come here and suffer, so it is important to get through. “We can not keep playing and scoring four or five goals. We are human, we come from a difficult game against Liverpool. We are celebrating because this is the third time in the history of Manchester City that we have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.” It keeps City on track for a treble in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, although the clash with Atletico came at a cost after the injuries of De Bruyne and Walker. Both were forced to leave in the second half before the FA Cup semi-final with Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday. Some others are likely to suck blows after a bruised encounter, but in a phase of the competition where City had fallen in the past, this time they proved themselves in the test. They had some impressive appearances in the Champions League under Guardiola and that was another – just for different reasons.

title: “Manchester City Stood Up As Atletico Madrid Tried To Bully Them And Earned A Champions League Semifinal Spot " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Ryan Stewart”

Rob Dawson Correspondent

MADRID – On a night when Atletico Madrid did everything they could to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel and the silk to win the Champions League. Until the end, the hosts were the ones who lost their temper when the Brazilian defender Felipe was sent off after a confrontation in the corner, in which most of the 22 players and the staff of the room from both benches took part. The fact that Atletico’s disappointment finally boiled down was the praise for the way in which Manchester City managed an awkward draw in the middle of the chaos to watch the game 0-0 and maintain the overall 1-0, creating a semi-final with Real Madrid later this month. It was not beautiful, but it does not always have to be. 2 About The night ended after more than 13 minutes of delays with Guardiola falling from bottles as he left the pitch and police dragging players from both sides into the tunnel after Stefan Savic ran after Jack Grialis. If City can handle it, they can do anything. “Nothing to say,” Guardiola later said when asked about hand-to-hand combat on the pitch and in the tunnel. “It is always difficult with these people in this stadium. “It’s a big compliment for the players. We gave it our all. We have to live in such situations. We suffered. “We can not expect to do everything great against the Spanish champions. The opponent was really good.” With the support of the tough support within the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico presented their plan to literally take City out of its rhythm from the very first minute. At the Etihad last week, they did not seem willing to deal with City’s blue shirts far beyond the edge of their own penalty area, but at home they suddenly found an entire other half to play. Savic quickly came out of the defense and shouted at Ilkay Gudogan in the center circle, and Kyle Walker was forced to slip after Diego Simeone roared at his players forward from his technical area. If Simeone had asked for more aggression before the start, Felipe took it very literally. Unsatisfied with hitting Phil Foden hard enough to leave the 21-year-old bloodied and tied up, Felipe followed by removing Kevin De Bruyne’s legs. Fontaine faced tough things again when Savic got into his side unnecessarily as the ball rolled out of play for a side inside. Savic against Fontaine was an ongoing battle that lasted all night. The Champions League quarter-final match was tough, and a push-up match broke out towards the end, but Manchester City stood up to Atletico Madrid’s subversive tactics. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images Mixed were quiet moments that would be easy for City to fold. Riyad Mahrez was cool enough to hit the ball around Joao Felix in his own penalty area before the Portuguese striker ran towards Ederson just to make a precise pass through the Atletico midfield and Gundogan’s feet. . In the past, City were to blame for letting the Champions League knockout draws lead to chaos, coming in second best against Monaco in 2017, Liverpool in 2018, Tottenham in 2019 and Lyon in 2020. There were spells on Wednesday, especially in the second half, when it seemed that the game would go that way, but this is a City team that looks much better for the experiences of these painful departures. Manchester City defended strongly when they had to – John Stones made a vital block from Mateusz Kounias after 87 minutes and Anderson saved low from Angel Correa deep into the back. In the end, it was the determined clean sheet and not any of their usual football champagne that led them to a second consecutive semi-final and just a third in the history of the club. The beautiful toy lives here. Broadcast top leagues, tournaments and teams.Subscribe to ESPN + FRIDAY, APRIL 15• Luton – Forrest (7:25 AM ET) • Bournemouth – Borough (9:55 AM ET) • Birmingham – Coventry (9:55 AM ET) • Huddersfield – QPR (12:25 pm ET) • Sociedad – Betis (2:50 pm ET) • Derby – Fulham (2:55 pm ET) “She is the Spanish champions and they played with energy and in the second half they were better than us and we were lucky not to concede,” added Guardiola. “In the first half we had opportunities. “Overall we are in the semi-finals – it was worth it. The opponent is so difficult, all the teams in the Champions League come here and suffer, so it is important to get through. “We can not keep playing and scoring four or five goals. We are human, we come from a difficult game against Liverpool. We are celebrating because this is the third time in the history of Manchester City that we have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.” It keeps City on track for a treble in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, although the clash with Atletico came at a cost after the injuries of De Bruyne and Walker. Both were forced to leave in the second half before the FA Cup semi-final with Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday. Some others are likely to suck blows after a bruised encounter, but in a phase of the competition where City had fallen in the past, this time they proved themselves in the test. They had some impressive appearances in the Champions League under Guardiola and that was another – just for different reasons.