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Manchester City held on through a fractious second half to draw 0-0 with Atlético Madrid and progress to the Champions League semi-final.

City had gone close from an early corner, Stones heading high, and they created the big chance of the opening period in the 30th minute. From the restart, they pushed high, bringing the aggression and they had numerous flickers in front of goal, which the home fans were ultra quick to get behind. Felipe had left him dazed and bloodied after jumping into him in a 12th minute aerial challenge, wiping him out with a ferocious upper body barge. The heart-in-mouth moments for the travelling City support continued to come. Grealish had called Savic the C-word during the melee, which led to Savic grabbing his hair. With Foden down, all hell broke loose, another Atlético defender, Stefan Savic, trying to lift him to his feet and being shooed away by Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was an unused City substitute, as everybody converged.

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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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.

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.

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.

The game was marred by ugly scenes after a scuffle had broken out between players during the final minutes as Atlético accused City of time wasting.

“Overall, though, we are in the semifinals and it’s deserved.” The benches had been cleared a few moments earlier as Atlético's players appeared upset with City's attempt to waste time. “When the ball doesn’t go in, all we can do is congratulate our rivals. Extra security had to be called in to keep players and officials from the two camps separate. “We have to congratulate our rivals, they played a great match with the type of soccer that we are used to seeing,” Simeone said. Some players had to be restrained as police officers intervened.

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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"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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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.

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We could not have the ball and we felt the pressure. "Atletico were excellent in the second half and we forgot to play. "We had to adapt. We were in big trouble, and they had chances to score. "I don't know what will happen in the next weeks but today we are going to celebrate. There was also a suggestion Guardiola had liquid thrown at him as he headed for the tunnel.

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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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Raúl Albiol leads a back line which lays the foundation for a side that has mastered the art of inviting their opponents on to them before transitioning quickly from defence into attack. Unai Emery's side desperately missed the injured Gerard Moreno for much of the campaign, but you have to give them credit for getting this far with their talismanic goalscorer reduced to a cameo role for large parts. When you throw in the fact they've already knocked out Juventus and Bayern, no less, anything is possible now they are in only their second ever Champions League semi-final. A star at Basel, he first landed in England with Chelsea in 2014 but has proved a major talent on Merseyside, his pace, intelligence and finishing helping him bag 33 Champions League goals for the club. Klopp rarely deviates from his tried and tested 4-3-3 formation – a system that has served the Reds wonderfully well since the German's arrival in 2015. Liverpool have faced stiff competition – indeed, of their opponents so far, only Atlético have never won the competition. Working within a 4-3-3 template, Madrid have a strong spine starting with Thibaut Courtois and running through centre-back Éder Militão to the experienced midfield trio of Casemiro, Modrić and Kroos with all that technical quality, vision and experience. How is it possible to lose at home to Sheriff, and then reach the last four with a gargantuan performance against Paris followed by an epic tie against Chelsea? The route map helps explain. The 30-year-old schemer passed 250 appearances for the club last season and remains a talismanic figure in their midfield despite the riches around him. If they can turn that tie against Paris around, against all the odds, and then survive such an onslaught from holders Chelsea, nothing is beyond them. They defend in a high block and press the opposition with intensity, looking to hurt them on lightning-fast turnovers. City play the Guardiola way: a team set up in a highly fluid 4-3-3 who want to dominate the ball and beat teams with the speed of their passing and movement.

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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.

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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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I hope the fans can get to London, I think the trains have stopped, and we have the atmosphere a semi-final between Manchester City v Liverpool deserves." That's what we try to do." Now we can just close our eyes and say, "Who cares?" It was clearly the case and I think the game proved it 100 per cent. "We spoke afterwards about conceding the goals. City were really strong last week and we were not at our best. It would be interesting so why don't we give that a try? That's why when we have an opportunity, we change. That would be nice, it could be a surprise if all of a sudden, we are good. Jurgen Klopp: "City were really strong last week and we were not at our best. Salah, who came off the bench just before the hour in the Champions League quarter-final second leg 3-3 draw which secured a last-four spot against Villarreal, has played 49 matches for club and country already. So far, we couldn't even get to the semis, so it's our first experience of a semi-final at Wembley, but better late than never.

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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.

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The luck of the Champions League draw always meant that Liverpool had the possibility to go into the two games against City in ruder health than their rivals, and that’s exactly how it’s turned out. But this won’t be of concern for Liverpool: what matters most is the physical and mental toll the game took on the City players. Even those not nursing injuries have had to give everything to secure progression over in Spain. As such, Liverpool can go into the massive FA Cup semi-final with a huge advantage. The game remained on a knife-edge throughout the 90 minutes, and things really kicked into gear in the final 15 minutes. Noses would get bloodied and likely a man or two would be sent off by the end of the second leg. Benfica like to play football and attack, the antithesis of what Atlético are under the Argentine.

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“There are decisive challenges in a game and you better win them otherwise they are in a really good position. That rarely happens in games between City and Liverpool and that’s good for all the fans who watch.” Wembley is a big pitch, we have to cover a lot of grass and run a lot and close big gaps, but I think it will be cool.” Klopp said: “We had it last week before we played City. We had an away game [in Lisbon] and arrived home in the middle of the next day. And it’s a Cup game, a one-off. “The boys did a lot of good stuff in the game, but I really think in a couple of positions we are able to perform on a completely different level and I think we should give that a try.

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