A game without a goal can also attract attention with "others".
In the early morning of April 14, Beijing time, the last two matches were held in the second leg of the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League, and The Premier League Manchester City drew 0-0 with Atletico Madrid in La Liga, with a total score of 1-0 to advance to the final four.
Manchester City, who advocates attack and pursues flamboyance, and Atletico, who are excellent in defense and win first, can be described as two sides of the same coin. In the first leg, Atletico once put on a "5-5-0" extreme defensive formation on the road, and finally only lost 0-1.
Griezmann's powerful shot was deflected and Atletico missed the opportunity.
However, the two sides played at the Mets stadium again this morning, and Manchester City, who led the overall score, still occupied the active side, holding nearly 60% of the possession. In the first half, Manchester City had many good opportunities, in the 30th minute, the youngster Foden crossed inside the penalty area, German midfielder Gundogan pushed the goal post, he followed the header and was blocked by Atletico defender Felipe, Manchester City missed the opportunity.
Atletico, who was not willing to be out of the game, attacked aggressively, and the five substitutions made by manager Simeone in the second half were all replaced by midfielders, including Carrasco, Correa, Suarez and Cunha. However, Atletico do have a gap with the "Blue Moon" in terms of strength, and they are unable to break the goal. At the end of the game, the Atletico players were out of balance, Felipe deliberately kicked down Foden, and was sent off the court after eating a second yellow card, which also triggered a clash between the two teams. In stoppage time, Simeone applauded the referee on the sidelines and received a yellow card to bring the game without scoring a controversial end. According to a video released by British media, the two teams clashed again in the players' tunnel when they left the field, and Atletico's Croatian defender Vrsaliko threw debris at the Manchester City players and clashed with England international Glalis.
Felipe deliberately kicked down Foden after tackling the ball, and while being sent off, it also triggered a clash of players between the two sides.
"Every team that comes to this stadium in the Champions League has to suffer a crime. The other side played very tough and we were lucky to qualify. Manchester City manager Guardiola commented on the game with a lingering feeling, and when asked how to evaluate some of the fouls committed by the Atletico players, Guardiola played tai chi, "I can't and won't judge what others do, I don't have anything to say." ”
Despite missing out on qualifying, Simeone affirmed the team's performance at the post-match press conference, and when confronted with a reporter's question about how to evaluate Manchester City, the Argentine personality coach's answer was confusing, "Those who have a lot of vocabulary are smart, but those of us with a smaller vocabulary are not so stupid." ”