Aymeric Laporte discusses Real Madrid challenge as Diego Simeone storms out after Man City loss
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, April 14.
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Diego Simeone has just given Pep Guardiola a real problem for Liverpool
It was surely with a knowing nod that Liverpool, still glowing from once again winning through to the Champions League semi-finals, discovered what happened to Manchester City the same night.
Simeone aims dig at Guardiola’s ‘pre-history’ jibe after Champions League brawl
MADRID: Diego Simeone aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Pep Guardiola after a feisty and bad-tempered night at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday, where Manchester City’s advance to the Champions League semifinals was overshadowed by a brawl on the pitch and in the tunnel. Simeone was asked after the match if he felt Guardiola had disrespected him during the quarter-final, which City won 1-0 on aggregate after a goalless draw in the second leg. “Often people who have a great vocabulary, who are very intelligent, they can praise you with contempt.
Newcastle United benefitting from Kieran Trippier's Spain stint as Atletico prediction plays out
Kieran Trippier has been a Newcastle United player for less than 100 days. In that time, he has already established himself as a dressing room leader, a potential future captain and a top-class operator both on and off the pitch.
Atletico Madrid president says City’s football was ‘pre-historic’
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has claimed Manchester City played “pre-historic” football in Wednesday night’s Champions League quarter-final in a pointed barb following Pep Guardiola’s perceived criticism of Diego Simeone’s side.
Simeone aims dig at Guardiola after Atletico and City players scrap in tunnel
Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian coach Diego Simeone reacts at the end of the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Manchester City FC at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
Gary Neville sticks up for Atletico Madrid after Rio Ferdinand's "embarrassing" remark
Gary Neville has leapt to the defence of Atletico Madrid's players following their antics on Wednesday night whilst acknowledging it may be an "unpopular view".
'Totally deserved' — Man City fans bask in glory of beating Atletico Madrid in feisty style
It might have been the most uncharacteristic 45 minute display we've ever seen from Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, but a goalless draw in Madrid saw City reach the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Atletico Madrid.