Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City had to ‘suffer’ against aggressive Atletico Madrid

Pep Guardiola was proud of the way his Manchester City side kept their heads against an aggressive Atletico Madrid to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals.

A goalless draw at the Wanda Metropolitano was good enough to send City through to the last four, though they had to come through some nervy moments.

Felipe was sent off for Atletico late on as a brawl broke out involving both benches, while four City players were booked in stoppage-time as they did desperately held on.

Rio Ferdinand was among those who slammed the behaviour of the Atletico players, which continued into the tunnel post-match, but Guardiola insisted his side were fully aware what would be in store for them.

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“In the second-half they were better than us, we were lucky we didn’t concede,” Guardiola admitted.

“In the first-half we had the chances to do it, but overall we are in the semi-finals. It’s well deserved.

“The opponent is so tough, all the teams in the