Guardiola and Manchester City eliminated Atletico Madrid from the Champions League on Wednesday night after a heated scoreless draw at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match
8' Gundogan's long shot wide out
10' Stones' header over the bar
26' De Bruyne's shot stopped
34' Kondogbia's shot saved
46' Griezmann's shot wide out
56' CLOSE! Griezmann's long shot wide out
69' De Paul's shot wide out
79' Yellow Card! Llorente booked
90+1' Second Yellow Card! Felipe sent off
Match Reports
Although the game ended 0-0 on the night, City advance after their 1-0 first-leg win and there were plenty of talking points in stoppage time alone.
Diego Simeone's Atletico put in a near-perfect performance on the night, managing to keep City at bay for the majority of the game, perfectly executing the Argentine's gameplan. In the final quarter of an hour, though, they were unleashed and piled pressure onto their visitors.
A couple of chances fell their way, but they were unable to make the most of them despite being pushed on by an incredible atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Their task was made slightly more complicated in stoppage time when Felipe was sent off for a second yellow card, having chopped down Phil Foden with the ball out of play.
With tempers boiling over, Guardiola's City managed things in a way that Simeone would've been proud to see him men do. The Premier League champions were well able to run the clock down and, in the end, just about got over the line thanks to a huge save from Ederson with one of the game's final kicks on an Atleti counterattack.
Manchester City will now take on Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.
Line-ups
Atletico XI: Oblak, Savic, Griezmann, Kondogbia, Koke, Felipe, Lemar, Reinildo, Llorente, Felix, Lodi
Subs: Suarez, Wass, Vrsaljko, B. Lecomte, Carrasco, De Paul, Correa, Hermoso, Matheus Cunha, Javi Serrano
Man City XI: Walker, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Cancelo, Laporte, Stones, Ederson, Bernardo, Rodri, Foden
Subs: Carson, Fernandinho, Sterling, Ake, Grealish, Zinchenko, Z. Steffen, Ruben Dias, L. Delap, J. Mcatee, S. Edozie, R. Lavia
Jagaaa
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Atletico Madrid had 180 minutes but decided to play only 45 minutes
EMFREEZER
227
Can't believe what i have just witnessed from the ATM fans. You stand with your players in the most worst moment. Proud of you guys.
YaxyeIpnuApdirahma
212
Guardiola made simeone taste his own medicine
olosco50
203
The only Devil in this game was the commentator lady. She screamed even when nothing entered the net. She forced me run out of bathroom 5 times think Madrid scored.
Austinpowers
135
UCL is coming back to England and for the first time in man city hands
Ibrahimsmile
128
Atletico Madrid = Foul
Jay00000
117
This guy saves the night did you, anyone see that save from Ake ๐ฅบ
FemiBalogun
110
we wanted to watch football match but athletico and Man City decided to play rugby
Ibrahimsmile
106
Man City wasting time Simeone : You dare use my own spell against me
Ibrahimsmile
95
Pep smoking Simeone today
RAJANSHARMA
90
Atletico go the taste of their own medicine ๐๐คฃ๐
idah33
75
As a city fan, i didn't know we could also park the bus
RAJANSHARMA
74
What a defending performance by City, I salute them
Albertt
67
Record:longest added time in UCL
DreamBoyOfEachGirl
54
I know we are in the Semi-finals now but I am still not Happy with our performance today. I hope that we will score goals, atleast one more goal today, but we didn't. I hope that we come back to our old way of scoring tons of goal. And wish Haaland signs for us asap so we get our missing puzzle piece (Striker)
deduce
50
You can find every gif of nice goals here: https://bit.ly/3xyu3WO
Princeofcampnou
18
atletico Madrid players vs man city ๐๐๐๐
tfprestige
11
Liverpool you're next ๐
e-syde
9
Meanwhile one Manchester is busy keeping Instagram happy the other is busy trying to win champions league good luck city you deserve to be champions ๐ฏ
Barca1971
8
Atletico Madrid had 180 minutes but decided to play only 45 minutes
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To see the Simeoneโs side complaining at the end of the game for time wasting was totally priceless.