Pep Guardiola makes Champions League history after Man City heroics vs Atletico Madrid

Pep Guardiola has made Champions League history after Manchester City heroically held on to progress past Atletico Madrid and into the semi-finals of this year's competition.

City travelled to the Wanda Metropolitano for the second leg of their quarter-final against Atletico. It proved to be a titanic clash, with the reigning La Liga champions putting Guardiola's men under huge pressure.

Led by starring performances from centre-backs John Stones and Aymeric Laporte, City managed to keep the game goalless. And was enough to send them into the semi-finals for the second successive season, with Kevin de Bruyne's strike having put them one goal up in the first leg.

They will now face Real Madrid in the last four with a place in the showpiece final in Paris at stake. But Guardiola has an advantage over the other coaches who remain in this year's competition.

That is because when City take to the pitch at the Etihad Stadium in two weeks, Guardiola will take charge of his ninth Champions League semi-final. That number is a record in the tournament's history, beating Roma boss Jose Mourinho by one.

Like Mourinho, Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has also managed in eight semi-finals, while Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has reached this stage four times and Villarreal manager Unai Emery having never reached the last four before.

Guardiola's first appearance in the Champions League semi-finals came in his very first season as Barcelona manager. They defeated Lyon in the Last 16 and Bayern Munich in the quarters to set up a semi-final clash with Chelsea, which they won on away goals.

After winning the trophy that season, Guardiola again reached the last four with Barcelona the next campaign. This time it was Stuttgart and