After 12 minutes of extra long time, Manchester City drew 0-0 with Atletico Madrid, reaching the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of 1-0 over two legs, reaching the Champions League final four for two consecutive seasons.
However, the Price paid by the Blue Moon Army is not small, and it is definitely a tragic draw.
In the opening 12th minute, Manchester City youngster Foden was knocked down by Atletico defender Felipe in a scramble, his head was broken and bleeding, and he had to wrap his bandages to continue the game.
It is worth mentioning that Felipe's aggression against Foden has not stopped, the whole game Atletico's strategy for Manchester City is basically to cut the key players, in the 89th minute of the game, Felipe finally applied for a second yellow card for another foul on Foden, and Foden's psychological shadow only dissipated slightly.
But that's just part of City's nightmare. Throughout the game, Atletico adopted a very unreasonable hand-to-hand combat tactic, constantly using the body to repeatedly impact, causing great attrition to manchester City players, Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne was also suspected of being injured and was replaced early, and Kyle Walker was actually injured and left the field.
Although Manchester City won the desired result, but the fighting loss is extremely large, the WEEKEND FA Cup semi-final, it is estimated that it is difficult to take out the premier league play Liverpool a few days ago, and once again staged a classic peak showdown with the old opponent.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester City not only has a combat attrition, Canceló once again applied for a yellow jewel card in this game, so that the Manchester City full-back will accumulate three yellow cards for one suspension, missing the first leg of the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.
This is another big blow for Manchester City, the problem of injuries is not expected to continue into the Champions League semi-finals, but The suspension of Cancello, for Manchester City's attack and defense system, it is estimated that it will have a lot of impact, Real Madrid is a team that is very good at using the side, and the quarter-final experience tells us that the team that grabbed the opportunity in the first leg laughed to the end.
To sum up, a tragic Champions League quarter-final, although Manchester City qualified as desired, but many players in the team have a combative and non-combat attrition, slightly complex problems and conditions, is bound to have an unpredictable impact on Manchester City's next schedule.
Manchester City is also a team that can maintain a multi-line title, but with the current situation of the team, what can Guardiola do? No matter how strong a team is, no matter how strong the depth of the bench, it must also follow the objective laws of sports.