Draw against City eliminates us from the UCL
Our team played a great game against Manchester City but lacked the goal. They tried all the time but it was not possible. Spectacular the fans, who dismissed the players with a resounding ovation and chants, forcing them to turn around the pitch.
An amazing game at the Wanda Metropolitano to decide a place in the semifinals of the Champions League. An incredible atmosphere to welcome our team in a stadium packed with 65.000 believers who did not stop cheering the team. The more than 3.000 English fans could hardly be heard. Manchester City started with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg and the truth is that the start of our team was promising, pressing all over the field and preventing Guardiola's team from feeling comfortable.
It took a long time for a scoring chance to arrive. It would be for Manchester City, with a header from Gundogan that hit the post on the half-hour mark. Our team's response came shortly after, in the 35th minute, with a shot by Kondogbia from the edge of the area that Ederson saved. With the initial 0-0 score, the game went to the break.
The team, pushed by a spectacular crowd, started the second half strongly. In the 46th minute, a deep pass from Koke to Griezmann and the Frenchman's shot was deflected by a defender for a corner. In the 55th minute, a long pass from Savic to Llorente, who went down his flank and the cross was forced wide by João Félix. And, in the 57th minute, a good play by our team with a pass from João Félix to Griezmann for the Frenchman's left-footed shot to go just wide of the right post of the English goal.
Simeone decided to make a triple substitution in the 69th minute, bringing on Correa, De Paul and Carrasco and it was the Argentine who had his first chance a minute after being on the pitch, but his shot went slightly wide. The team kept trying and in the 77th minute, Reinildo's cross was narrowly missed by De Paul. In the 86th, Correa's pass to Cunha was saved by a defender and deflected into the corner. In the 90th minute, the referee sent off Felipe for a double yellow card in a brawl in which there were several yellow cards. Siebert added 9 minutes and little time was played.
Atleti left everything on the pitch and were not rewarded with a goal. The English go through to the semifinals without having scored a goal at the Wanda Metropolitano. Our team fell with honor against the Premier League champion. Spectacular final atmosphere with the whole stadium applauding and singing with the players and Simeone thanking the great fans for their support throughout the match. On Sunday, at 4:15 pm, next match at the Wanda Metropolitano against Espanyol.
