On April 13, the return matches of the 1/4 finals of the Champions League were held in two pairs.
Manchester City after a home win over Atletico (1:0) managed to keep a draw in Madrid and get into the semi-finals.
At the same time, the match for the British turned out to be not easy, but Atletico failed to crack the protection of the guests. In the end, Felipe left Madrid in the minority, but before the final whistle, the hosts still had a chance to score when Ederson parried a low shot.
Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko spent the entire match on the bench for Man City.
Pep Guardiola's side will face Real Madrid in the semi-final.
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Atletico: Oblak, Llorente, Savic, Felipe, Reinildo, Lodi (Correa 70), Koke (de Paul 69), Kondogbia, Lemar (Suarez 82), Griezmann (Carrasco 69), Felix (Cunha 82).
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker (Ake 74), Stones, Laporte, Cancelo, De Bruyne (Sterling 65), Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden, Bernardo Silva (Fernandinho 78).
Warnings: Felipe, Savic - Rodri, Ake, Mahrez, Foden, Canselo.
Sent off: Felipe, 90+2.
Liverpool beat Benfica 3-1 in Portugal. In England, the teams demonstrated a productive game, but the winner was not determined, which allowed the Merseysiders to go further.
It is worth noting that in the 73rd minute, forward of the Ukrainian national team Roman Yaremchuk scored a goal for the Portuguese, who went one on one and outplayed the goalkeeper. The arbitrator first recorded an offside position, and then canceled his decision and counted the goal.
Video of Yaremchuk's goal can be viewed at the link.
Liverpool will face Spain's Villarreal in the semi-final.
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Goals: Conate 21, Firmino 55, 65 Ramos 32, Yaremchuk 73, Nunez 82.
Liverpool: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, Conate, Tsimikas, Milner (Thiago Alcantara 58), Henderson (Fabino 58), Keita, Firmino, Diogo Jota (Salah 57), Diaz (Mane 66).
Benfica: Vlachojimos, Gilberto, Vertonghen, Otamendi, Grimaldo, Taarabt (Joao Mario 66), Diogo Goncalves (Yaremchuk 46), Weigl, Everton, Nunez, Goncalo Ramos (Paulo Bernardo 78).
The 2021/22 Champions League final will take place on May 28 in Paris at the Stade de France.
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Earlier it was reported that the Champions League final was taken away from Russia.