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Qualified Wednesday for the semi-finals of the Champions League after a draw at Wanda Metropolitano (0-0), Manchester City returned to the incidents against Atletico Madrid. Josep Guardiola’s players did not hesitate to criticize the behavior of the Rojiblancos.
Jostled in the second half, Manchester City resisted the onslaught of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening. Winners of the first leg (1-0), Josep Guardiola’s Citizens kept their clean sheet at the Wanda Metropolitano (0-0) and will play the semi-finals of the Champions League, a stage of the competition which will see them challenge the Real Madrid. Repeated yellow cards, expulsion of Felipe, general fight at the final whistle… The debates between the two clubs will have been very animated and it is after ten minutes of additional time that the partners of Raheem Sterling obtained their qualification.
If the Spanish coach wanted to calm things down over the scuffles at a press conference – “I have nothing to say. I’m not talking about the referees or the opponent. I’m not talking about this action. Everyone saw what happened. That’s all. I have nothing to say” – his players were tougher, like John Stones. In comments relayed by Sky Sportsthe English defender tackled the attitude of the people of Madrid. “We know they sometimes try to make things happen like that and I think we handled it really well (…) I’m so proud of the guys for how we controlled our emotions. It’s so easy to get caught up in things like that.”
At the microphone of Bein SportsFrench central defender Aymeric Laporte also charged Diego Simeone’s men: “What happened on the pitch in the last fifteen minutes had nothing to do with football. I think it was important not to get sucked into this. We have to stay focused on what we do well, which is playing football.”
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? After a nasty foul by Felipe on Foden, the match turned into a general fight…https://t.co/W1ENWpR00Z— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) April 13, 2022
