City resists a siege from Atlético

The Wanda laid siege and the Athletic put on the ropes Manchester City. It wasn’t enough for them. simeone dHe did not take the required step forward, but they were unable to pierce the arch of Ederson. those of Guardiola They had to clench their teeth and lock themselves in like never before in this Champions League. They were better in the first half, but their legs weighed on them in the second. DeBruyne and Walker they ended up injured, and Atlético were emboldened by City’s doubts, and the final stretch was crazy. Stones saved Cunha’s goal and the match became an infinite tangana in which the athletic claw dreamed of an epic that never came.

Simeone spent half the stoppage time, 11 minutes in total, clapping ironically lying down for Manchester City’s loss of time. What was his weapon in previous rounds ended up driving Cholo to despair, who stayed out of Europe while Guardiola met Real Madrid in the semifinals.

The ‘sky blue’ were tired after the exhausting duel against Liverpool last Sunday. He knew it Simeone, and that’s probably why they refused to go out like they did at the Etihad Stadium. Atlético bit more, although in the first half they worried little. Guardiola’s men were able to find solutions to the pressure, and start better. stones He headed out the first, the closer he was Gundogan. The German sent the best chance of the match to the post, preceded by a formidable pass from Mahrez.

Pep lamented in the band, who bet on his players in the starting eleven, with Bernardo Silva and Foden exchanging the role of false nine. Simeone came out withn Griezmann andn band and joao felix on point. The quality of the Portuguese was still his best argument, although everything improved for his interests after the break.

Atlético came out of the break with another march. They tightened the nuts and doubts increased for City, unable to find a clean way out. Result: the colchoneros had arrivals to dream of the miracle. Warning Griezmann in the first, a left-footed shot from the front that licked Ederson’s post. they entered Correa, Carrasco and DePaul. The Argentine fired another into the clouds and City continued to receive bad news: De Bruyne and Walker had to be substituted due to injury. A very heavy slab with the team’s calendar, but more at the emotional level. Atlético believed it and Pep’s City chose to take a step back.

The final stretch was an absolute lack of control. With five minutes to go, Cunha had the goal. A free shot in the area after a rush that repelled a giant Stones. in the corner, savic failed to finish with Ederson already beaten The Wanda was lit like a bonfire. Both templates got involved in a brawl that caused the expulsion of Felipe, for fouling Foden. Even the benches got involved. By the way Gundogan pardoned the sentence against oblak, and Simeone’s team burned until the end. Eleven minutes in which everything happened and the scoreboard did not move. A treasure for a City that, suffering, is once again among the four best in Europe.