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".
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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".
Diego Simeone aimed a thinly veiled dig at Pep Guardiola on a feisty and bad-tempered night at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday, where Manchester City's advance to the semi-finals was overshadowed by a brawl on the pitch and in the tunnel.
Terminó el partido con los ánimos caldeados en el Wanda Metropolitano. el Atlético de Madrid tenía que decir adiós a la Liga de Campeones en cuartos de final. La afición apenas se movió y cantó el himno para acompañar a los suyos. Un orgullo por lo realizado a pesar de la derrota.
Guardiola on a feisty and bad-tempered night at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday, where Manchester City's advance to the semi-finals 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.
Diego Simeone has denied sarcastically applauding Pep Guardiola and the Manchester City bench before tempers flared in Madrid.
After Phil Foden's introduction in the first leg of Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final battle with Atletico Madrid, it was no surprise he started the second leg and no surprise he was targeted by relentless Atleti challenges.
CHAMPIONS (1/4, VUELTA) | ATLÉTICO 0-M. CITY 0 (0-1)
Rio Ferdinand and Joleon Lescott slammed Atletico Madrid’s players following a chaotic end to Manchester City’s Champions League quarter-final against the Spanish champions.