City keep their heads to send Atletico out, kicking and screaming

Guardiola's side handle their business in a dirty dozen minutes of added time in Madrid to secure a return ticket to face Real in the semi-finals
City keep their heads to send Atletico out, kicking and screaming

Tempers flare: Atletico Madrid's Stefan Savic clashes with Manchester City's Raheem Sterling during the closing minutes of a tense UEFA Champions League quarter final, second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano. Picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

ATLETICO MADRID 0 MANCHESTER CITY 0 (agg 0-1) 

PEP Guardiola was forced to endure a dramatic, tension-filled, and ultimately explosive second half, as his Manchester City side survived sustained Atletico Madrid pressure to protect their first-leg lead and set up a Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.

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