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Atlético Madrid rolled out the royal cholismo treatment for Pep Guardiola's side, which persevered nevertheless to return to Europe's final four.

Atlético went direct and pressed hard and for a time, as the atmosphere swelled, City looked rattled. One delicious ball with the outside of his boot from Riyad Mahrez cut Atlético open and led to İlkay Gündoğan rolling a shot against the post. City had roughly two-thirds of the ball and, without overcommitting, did pose a consistent threat in the first half. Instead, six yellow cards—including the one that gave Felipe his marching orders—were doled out between the first and seventh minutes of stoppage time. Felipe spent three minutes refusing to leave the field, time Atlético could have used to try to find an equalizer when the feeling was that it may have indeed been coming. But if Pep Guardiola was owed some fortune against anybody it is Diego Simeone, given the way his Bayern Munich side lost on away goals to Atlético in the 2016 semifinals despite having dominated both legs.

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In the end, another melee kicked off which needed eight police officers to sprint down the tunnel to be broken up. Eventually, play resumed and City sealed passage through to the semi final before tempers continued to flare off the pitch. City’s Phil Foden went down and clutched at his leg after a robust challenge from Felipe. It was a fair tackle and the Brazilian was angered by Foden’s response, taking a swipe at the Englishman, which ultimately saw him sent off among the chaos.

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Manchester City produced a disciplined performance to secure a fractious 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and reach the Champions League semi-finals ...

Jurgen Klopp's side already had one foot in the last four after winning 3-1 in the quarter-final first leg in Lisbon. The English champions dominated the first half and Ilkay Gundogan struck the post with their best chance after a flowing move down the right. Tensions boiled over in the closing stages and Atletico defender Felipe was sent off after receiving a second yellow card before the teams played out 12 minutes of added time.

Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano is set to be full for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.

Had Atletico been made to enforce the partial stadium closure at Wednesday's game, thousands of tickets would have needed to be cancelled at short notice. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport granted a suspension after "considering the serious repercussions to local security if the partial stadium closure had to be enforced at this late stage". In addition to the the partial stadium closure, Atletico were fined €5,250 and ordered to display a banner with the wording “#NoToRacism” and the UEFA logo at Wednesday's game with City.

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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. De Paul tested Ederson with a free-kick. Llorente was down on the ground when the ball fell to him in the box. 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.

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Football players from Atletico Madrid and Manchester City fight in tunnel following Champions League quarter-final.

Manchester City sealed its place in the Champions League semi-finals after an ill-tempered 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in their second-leg clash.

There was a melee after Felipe's late challenge on Foden in the closing stages, with both sets of players clashing near the corner flag. City, coming into the game on the back of a thrilling 2-2 draw with title rival Liverpool, looked the more likely to score throughout the first half, yet it went in at the break having failed to hit the target with any of its eight shots. That left the visitor to see out a 1-0 aggregate victory to reach back-to-back Champions League semi-finals for the first time in its history.

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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.

Police had to intervene after an ill-tempered end to Atletico Madrid's 0-0 draw with Man City in the Champions League spilled over into the tunnel.

It's a game with a lot of pressure and I don't really know what happened to Felipe, but it's not pleasant." I was with the players, applauding the fans," Simeone said in his postmatch news conference. I think it was bad for them because they were in their best moment in the game." "But those of us who maybe have a smaller vocabulary, we're not so stupid. "People came on from the bench, there are a lot of nerves, it's normal that there's pushing and some bad words said. "The game can make you mad like that, when you're putting them under pressure and creating chances, and they're going down, wasting time," Atletico captain Koke said, when asked about the red card and the fracas that followed.

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The Belgian pulled up in discomfort while on the run during the second half of the quarter-final second leg, just as Atletico began to push forward in their search for an equaliser. De Bruyne came off just after the hour mark with City struggling to defend their slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg in the Wanda Metropolitano. Manchester City will be paying close attention to the fitness of Kevin De Bruyne following the inspirational midfielder's withdrawal in the second half of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid.

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In the past, Man City have been guilty of allowing Champions League knockout ties to descend into chaos, but they handled Atletico Madrid well.

"Overall we are in the semifinals -- it is well deserved. There were spells on Wednesday, particularly in the second half, when it looked like the game would veer that way but this is a City team who look far better for the experiences of those harrowing exits. "In the first half, we had chances. Mixed in were moments of calm when it would have been easy for City to fold. At the Etihad last week, they didn't look keen to engage with City's blue shirts much beyond the edge of their own penalty area but at home they suddenly found a whole other half to play in. That Atletico's frustration eventually boiled over was credit to the way Man City managed an awkward tie amid the mayhem to see out the game 0-0 and hold the aggregate at 1-0, setting up a semifinal with Real Madrid later this month.

Manchester City are counting the injury cost after producing a disciplined performance to secure a fractious 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate. City, bidding to win European club football's most ...

"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." We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more." I don't know what will happen in the next weeks but today we are going to celebrate. "They are a champion of Spain and played with incredible energy in the second half, better than us and we were lucky we didn't concede," he said. The visitors were patient, slowing down the pace of the game and running down the clock to the displeasure of Atletico manager Diego Simeone and their vocal supporters crowd. Manchester City are counting the injury cost after producing a disciplined performance to secure a fractious 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate.

The Belgian was replaced by Raheem Sterling after 65 minutes and was soon followed off the pitch by Kyle Walker.

City ran the gauntlet in the Wanda, experiencing the gamut of the Atletico Madrid experience. They are in the semi-finals to recount the tale. From the 20th minute until half-time, they had three-quarters of the ball and all of the control. It will forever be tempting to yearn for the old Vicente Calderon and its open grandstand that would bake in the midday sun. The Wanda Metropolitano is new and less characterful, but it also contains some of Europe’s best stadium acoustics. We cannot forget that we played three days ago in a tough game against Liverpool and then come here.

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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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"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." We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more." I don't know what will happen in the next weeks but today we are going to celebrate. "They are a champion of Spain and played with incredible energy in the second half, better than us and we were lucky we didn't concede," he said. The visitors were patient, slowing down the pace of the game and running down the clock to the displeasure of Atletico manager Diego Simeone and their vocal supporters crowd. Manchester City are counting the injury cost after producing a disciplined performance to secure a fractious 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate.

The Champions League semifinals are set after Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Villarreal made it through. Our writers have their say.

He scored against Manchester City at the Etihad in the first leg of the round of 16, his first-ever start in the competition. They were a matter of seconds away from a spot in the final, until Lucas Moura broke Amsterdam hearts with that perfectly placed shot from the edge of the box to seal his hat trick put Tottenham through at the expense of Erik ten Hag's side. And I have a feeling that whoever wins the league won't win the Champions League. So for that reason: It's Liverpool's Champions League this year. Atletico are paying him a fortune, they are backing him up hugely on the transfer market and this is how they are rewarded! But it's certainly a team built in his own image, and whoever takes over would take several seasons to shift the philosophy to how they'd want the team to play. Koke & Co. showed they could play if they wanted, and they put City under pressure in the last 30 minutes of the game, but the rest of the time, they were so defensive, so anti-football that it hurt to watch them. Having taken the first leg 3-1 in Lisbon, he was able shuffle his pack for the return leg as they went through with a 3-3 draw at Anfield. The ability to rotate will prove to be absolutely essential as they are still chasing three trophies, but it also reinforced (again) what a brilliant job they've done in the recruitment department. Jurgen Klopp has built a formidable squad, and he was able to rotate for their second leg against Benfica with one eye on their FA Cup semifinal against City at the weekend. With the quality of Luka Modric and Benzema, there's always a chance. But the brawl that followed the sending off (and reignited after the final whistle) robbed the game of any momentum, allowing City to progress 1-0 on aggregate. It could have been three if Atletico Madrid had been a bit more clinical in the last 15 minutes against Manchester City at the Wanda Metropolitano, before the match descended into chaos with Felipe's red card. The other big one for me, of course, is another special moment from Karim Benzema, who scored the decisive goal that sent Real Madrid to the semifinals.

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They will face Real Madrid later this month in the semi-finals. Watching Atletico try to find the right shape to counter without letting City expose them at the other end was like an intense game of Jenga Savic then appeared to headbutt Raheem Sterling.

Manchester City have played out a testy 0-0 draw away to Atletico Madrid to set up a Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.

We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more." 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."

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City have a busy schedule ahead as they still compete on three fronts, taking on Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday, followed by Premier League meetings with Brighton and Watford, the visit of Real Madrid in the first leg of the European semi and then a trip to Leeds, all before the end of April. The extent of the injuries is not yet clear, but Guardiola was cause for concern for City fans after the game, saying they are in big trouble ahead of the run-in of the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. City battled to a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid in Spain, securing a 1-0 aggregate win and setting up a semi-final against the bigger of the teams from the Spanish capital, Real.

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"It turned ugly at the end, we talked about the dark arts, but City saw it through. "It is the champion of Spain and they played with energy and, in the second half, were better than us and we were lucky we didn't concede. "We knew it was not an easy place to come - it is a hostile environment. "There were periods of play in stoppage time where a game of football wasn't breaking out. That was such an ill-tempered finish in the game. Former City defender Stefan Savic appeared to headbutt Raheem Sterling and pull Jack Grealish's hair in the melee.

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The Champions League semifinals are set after Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Villarreal made it through. Our writers have their say.

He scored against Manchester City at the Etihad in the first leg of the round of 16, his first-ever start in the competition. They were a matter of seconds away from a spot in the final, until Lucas Moura broke Amsterdam hearts with that perfectly placed shot from the edge of the box to seal his hat trick put Tottenham through at the expense of Erik ten Hag's side. And I have a feeling that whoever wins the league won't win the Champions League. So for that reason: It's Liverpool's Champions League this year. Atletico are paying him a fortune, they are backing him up hugely on the transfer market and this is how they are rewarded! But it's certainly a team built in his own image, and whoever takes over would take several seasons to shift the philosophy to how they'd want the team to play. Koke & Co. showed they could play if they wanted, and they put City under pressure in the last 30 minutes of the game, but the rest of the time, they were so defensive, so anti-football that it hurt to watch them. Having taken the first leg 3-1 in Lisbon, he was able shuffle his pack for the return leg as they went through with a 3-3 draw at Anfield. The ability to rotate will prove to be absolutely essential as they are still chasing three trophies, but it also reinforced (again) what a brilliant job they've done in the recruitment department. Jurgen Klopp has built a formidable squad, and he was able to rotate for their second leg against Benfica with one eye on their FA Cup semifinal against City at the weekend. With the quality of Luka Modric and Benzema, there's always a chance. But the brawl that followed the sending off (and reignited after the final whistle) robbed the game of any momentum, allowing City to progress 1-0 on aggregate. It could have been three if Atletico Madrid had been a bit more clinical in the last 15 minutes against Manchester City at the Wanda Metropolitano, before the match descended into chaos with Felipe's red card. The other big one for me, of course, is another special moment from Karim Benzema, who scored the decisive goal that sent Real Madrid to the semifinals.

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"I don't know if Jurgen respects me but Jurgen has to know I respect him a lot," Guardiola said. "We just need to keep winning games," said Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson. "We had to do it that year and we have to do it this year. We have a lead but we need to get through. But we have some really tough games and we need to try to win them, we need to be at our best, we need to be better than we were [against City] and if we do that then let's see where we end up and hopefully we can win something. We need to try to win that and then get into the semifinals. "It was a fantastic game and both teams tried to win. "Time will tell [if we need to win them all]. You never know. A great reminder to us all of what this game is about." "We can only focus on ourselves," the Scotland international said. "The best that English football can deliver." No team was going to dominate for long spells as there is so much quality on both sides," Keane said. It was a fantastic game of football with great intensity.

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It's a game with a lot of pressure and I don't really know what happened to Felipe, but it's not pleasant." I was with the players, applauding the fans," Simeone said in his postmatch news conference. I think it was bad for them because they were in their best moment in the game." "But those of us who maybe have a smaller vocabulary, we're not so stupid. "People came on from the bench, there are a lot of nerves, it's normal that there's pushing and some bad words said. "The game can make you mad like that, when you're putting them under pressure and creating chances, and they're going down, wasting time," Atletico captain Koke said, when asked about the red card and the fracas that followed.

Uefa's disciplinary panel is set to launch an investigation into the tunnel bust-up between Manchester City and Atlético Madrid and on-pitch clashes.

After Wednesday’s match Koke Resurrección, Atlético’s captain, accused City of “falling on the floor and wasting time” during the second half. Uefa Control, Ethics, and Disciplinary Body will also examine what happened after Felipe committed the foul on Phil Foden for which he was sent off as City clung on for a goalless draw to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 aggregate victory. It is expected to appoint a disciplinary inspector once the relevant reports have arrived.

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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. A 1-1 draw in Manchester followed as Sergio Aguero's penalty cancelled out Benzema's opener, but City exited at the group stage. April 26 & May 4 April 26 & May 4 April 26 & May 4

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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.

Manchester City have played out a testy 0-0 draw away to Atletico Madrid to set up a Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.

We've had our chances, we haven't taken advantage of them and congratulations to the rival, but Atleti deserved more." I don't know what will happen in the next weeks but today we are going to celebrate. "They are a champion of Spain and played with incredible energy in the second half, better than us and we were lucky we didn't concede," he said.

Manchester City will play Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final after edging past their La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.

We have to keep focused, keep doing what we are doing and hopefully we can win the matches. "Sometimes we have to play our football that we have done at the Etihad. We have played 90 minutes of our game and in this second leg here we have played differently. “I think we have to go step by step, like we have done in the last years. We will have to fight hard as usual and we will try to go through to another final. We have suffered in the last minutes of the game, but we have done the things well and kept a clean sheet. I think we have matured as a team and we have worked well as a team.

Liverpool were beaten 3-1 at Man City in their top-of-the-table clash in U18 Premier League North on Thursday afternoon.

Both sides had chances in a lively period after the break with Oakley Cannonier unable to capitalise when the Reds pressured the home defence into a mistake inside their own area. Clark had a penalty shout waved away and Mateusz Musialowski was twice hounded out before Liverpool levelled four minutes before the break, James Balagizi playing a throughball which Clark raced on to and converted. Bobby Clark had drawn Liverpool level only for City to score twice in the closing quarter, leaving Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's side 10 points behind their opponents albeit with a game in hand.

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But coming out of the mid-week Champions League win in Spain, Guardiola has complained that his squad is in “big trouble”, having picked up injuries to Kyle Walker and Kevin de Bruyne. With a FA Cup semi-final between the two sides coming up and the potential prospect of the two teams meeting in the Champions League final in Paris in May, there is no doubt that Manchester City and Liverpool are two of the biggest sides in Europe currently and it remains to be seen who will come out on top this term. Manchester United and Tottenham are just two of the sides that could cause a problem for Liverpool between now and the end of the season but if they can figure out a way past both of those teams, they will surely be in the mix come the final day of the season on May 22.

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Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach: "[Eduardo Camavinga] can play from the start but it’s clear when he comes in, he gives energy to the team. Atlético Madrid were brilliant in the second half [of the quarter-final second leg] but we are in the semi-finals and, for our club, it’s an incredible achievement. Losing finalists last season, City are eager to make amends, but the 13-time European champions are a huge obstacle in their path.