Wassim MH Posted April 14, 2022 Posted April 14, 2022 Winner in the first leg (1-0), Manchester City booked their ticket to the semi-finals of the Champions League by settling for a draw this Wednesday on the field of Atlético (0-0), in quarter-final return. The Skyblues played to scare each other during a very tense end to the match. The last time Manchester City and Real Madrid crossed paths on the European scene, Zinedine Zidane was still on the merengue bench, Eden Hazard was not completely burnt out and Riyad Mahrez sometimes wondered what he was doing among the substitutes. Another era. However, it was only in 2020, in the heart of summer, near Lisbon. The Skyblues had achieved a great performance by joining the quarters and becoming the first team to bring down Zidane in C1. >> The Champions League is to follow on RMC Sport, subscribe to our offers >> Relive Atlético-Manchester City A little less than two years later, these two formations will soon find themselves in the semi-finals of the Champions League. With Carlo Ancelotti in place of ZZ and a Pep Guardiola who still dreams of winning a third C1 as a coach. The day after the stunning qualification of Karim Benzema and his band against Chelsea, City composted their ticket for the last four by leaving a valiant team of Atlético. 1-0 on the way to England, 0-0 this Wednesday evening at the Wanda Metropolitano. If the first leg had been a long trip to the end of boredom, the return was more exciting from the start. With a wonderful atmosphere, rhythm and a good dose of intensity. City got scared Mocked for his 5-5-0 scheme set up at the Etihad Stadium, Diego Simeone took (a little) more risk by notably establishing Thomas Lemar in the middle. While remaining faithful to its principles: dense bouldering, transition game and… aggressiveness. Sometimes a little too much like on this violent charge from Felipe on Phil Foden (12th). Opposite, City unsurprisingly put their foot on the ball, and thought they would take cover quite quickly on a sublime collective action concluded by a shot in the box from Ilkay Gündogan on the post of Jan Oblak (30th ). One of the rare occasions during a game as indecisive as it was disputed, which saw the Colchoneros raise their voices after returning from the locker room, like this daring strike from Antoine Griezmann (57th). Deprived of Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker, both out injured after the hour mark, the English champion began to lose an unusual number of balls, to be eaten in duels, to stammer his football against a team with nothing left to lose. The pressure grew stronger on Ederson's goals, very happy to see Rodrigo De Paul's volley miss (77th). Then it took an in extremis counter from John Stones to prevent Matheus Cunha from snatching the extension (86th). In a very tense end to the match, nervousness won both sides, a fight even broke out and when it was time to do the accounts at the end of the scrum, Felipe was sent off by the referee for a bad gesture on Foden ( 90th+1). Close to cracking, City clung to this result until the end (0-0). With strength and a great personality. The upcoming double confrontation against Real already looks tasty. LINK: https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-des-champions/ligue-des-champions-manchester-city-sort-l-atletico-et-rejoint-le-real-en-demi-finale_AV-202204130738.html
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