FC Barcelona rode their luck at times to hang on to a narrow 1-0 victory away to Atletico Madrid this evening. Ousmane Dembélé’s first half strike sees Barca make the most of Real Madrid’s loss to Villarreal as the Catalan side now sit three points clear of their rivals at the top of the La Liga table.
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Manchester City’s ill-tempered goalless draw away to Atletico Madrid was enough to secure a hard-fought 1-0 aggregate victory in their Champions League quarter-final. The home side took control in the second half and came close to equalising but temperers boiled over in the final minutes leading to chaotic scenes.
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Kevin de Bruyne’s second-half goal gave Manchester City victory as they overcame Atletico Madrid’s typically fierce resistance in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Etihad Stadium. Diego Simeone’s side performed with their trademark defensive discipline, restricting City to very few opportunities until De Bruyne pounced to make the breakthrough with 20 minutes left.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has refused to get involved in a discussion about Atletico Madrid’s style of football ahead of the two sides meeting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Atletico Madrid were crowned LaLiga champions for the first time in seven years after holding off the title challenge of city rivals Real by coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid 2-1. Angel Correa and Luis Suarez with the crucial goal for Los Colchoneros.
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