Atletico Madrid 0-0 Man City (agg: 0-1): Mature City set up semi with Real Madrid

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Phil Foden and Marcos Llorente challenge for the ball

Manchester City produced a mature and disciplined performance to hold off the challenge of Atletico Madrid - and set up a Champions League semi-final showdown with the Spanish side's city rivals Real.

Knowing a clean sheet would be enough to seal the tie, City kept their cool in the face of a hostile home crowd and intimidation from a physical Atleti side showing far more ambition than in the first leg.

Ilkay Gundogan could have made life much easier for Pep Guardiola's men by slotting in from close range, instead of against the post in the first half.

But in the face of much-increased pressure and a home side pushing desperately for parity, City put up a resolute rearguard action to confirm their progression to the last four.

Atletico ended the contest with 10 men when defender Felipe was shown a second yellow card for a dangerous follow-through on Phil Foden, having received his first for an arm that drew blood from the England international's head.

Real Madrid, who edged past Chelsea in a thrilling quarter-final tie on Tuesday, now stand between City and a second successive appearance in the final of Europe's premier club competition.

Having lost to Thomas Tuchel's Blues in last season's final, Guardiola's side are seeking a maiden Champions League title in a campaign where they are still challenging on three fronts.

They lead the Premier League by one point from second-placed Liverpool - and face Jurgen Klopp's Reds in an FA Cup semi-final this Saturday.

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Atlético Madrid

Squad number13Player nameOblak
Squad number14Player nameMarcos Llorente
Squad number15Player nameSavic
Squad number18Player nameFelipe
Squad number23Player nameReinildo
Squad number12Player nameRenan Lodi
Squad number8Player nameGriezmann
Squad number6Player nameKoke
Squad number4Player nameKondogbia
Squad number11Player nameLemar
Squad number7Player nameJoão Félix

Squad number5Player namede Paul
Squad number9Player nameSuárez
Squad number10Player nameCorrea
Squad number19Player nameMatheus Cunha
Squad number21Player nameCarrasco

Manchester City

Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva

Squad number6Player nameAké
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Squad number25Player nameFernandinho

Line-ups

Atl Madrid

Formation 5-4-1

13Oblak
14LlorenteBooked at 80mins
15SavicBooked at 90mins
18FelipeBooked at 90mins
23Mandava
12Lodi dos SantosSubstituted forCorreaat 70'minutes
8GriezmannSubstituted forCarrascoat 69'minutes
6KokeSubstituted forde Paulat 69'minutes
4Kondogbia
11LemarSubstituted forSuárezat 82'minutes
7SequeiraSubstituted forSantos Carneiro Da Cunhaat 82'minutes

Substitutes

1Lecomte
5de Paul
9Suárez
10Correa
17Wass
19Santos Carneiro Da Cunha
21Carrasco
22Hermoso
24Vrsaljko
26Serrano Martínez

Man City

Formation 4-3-3

31Ederson
2WalkerSubstituted forAkéat 73'minutesBooked at 90mins
5Stones
14Laporte
27CanceloBooked at 90mins
17De BruyneSubstituted forSterlingat 65'minutes
16RodriBooked at 85mins
8Gündogan
26MahrezBooked at 90mins
47FodenBooked at 90mins
20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forFernandinhoat 79'minutes

Substitutes

3Rúben Dias
6Aké
7Sterling
10Grealish
11Zinchenko
13Steffen
25Fernandinho
33Carson
48Delap
53Edozie
87McAtee
90Lavia

Live Text

Match ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Manchester City 0.
Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Manchester City 0.
Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid).
Second yellow card to Felipe (Atletico Madrid) for a bad foul.
Nathan Aké (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Cunha following a corner.
Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.