Atletico president makes claim that Man City play ‘prehistoric’ football
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cezero has claimed that Manchester City play ‘prehistoric’ football following their clash last night.
City won their Champions League quarter-final tie 1-0 on aggregate as Atletico were unable to find a goal at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday evening.
Manchester City were battered and bruised but came through it
In the first-leg, Atletico were heavily criticised for their tactics after failing to have a shot on goal in the whole game.
However, it was City, who are widely recognised as one of the best footballing teams in the world, who put in a solid defensive display to progress through to the semi-finals.
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Now, Atletico president Cezero has slammed City for their approach to the game, labelling their style as ‘prehistoric’.
Speaking to Marca (via the Daily Express), Cezero said: “It was a match that, with a bit of luck, would have taken us to the semi-finals. We were not lucky enough to score a goal and reach extra time.
“We are a team that has a lot of status so that someone can offend us, and in the end, it has been shown that everyone has their prehistory.
“We played a good game, attacking and City yesterday played prehistory, defending and put a wall in front of their goal so they wouldn’t score. Everybody has seen it. City was a completely defensive team.
“In the second half they shot on goal once. Yesterday it