PHEW!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
What kind of fuckin madness was that! We won the first 3 quarters of the tie, but the 4th quarter was mostly Atleti & they fought like lions to pull it back.
BUT, we showed a different side to us tonight. We reverted to some desperate 1980s last ditched defending & route one football, but as Atleti lost their heads, we kept ours, so well done City!
Over all, on the balance of play we deserved the narrow win & Atleti's desperation tactics during the second half doesn't change that.
It was a totally professional performance from City against a cauldron of hatred on & off the pitch. We've definitely grown up in Europe, because it wasn't so long ago we'd have been the desperate ones, against a team who just managed the game to see it over the line.
How the fuck only one Atleti player got sent off is a fuckin joke! It was like playing Dave Bassett's Wimbledon Crazy Gang! Regardless, we kept our cool which wound them the fuck up! :-)
Savic & Felipé both need a fuckin battering! The pair of cutthroat shithouse hatchet men were a fuckin disgrace!
Stones was magnificent tonight & my MoTM. Gutted Cancelo won't play in the first leg against Real & hopefully KDB & Walker's injuries aren't too serious. Ice baths tonight lads & a couple of days off, ready for the FA Cup Semi vs the Dippers. :-)