'It is a hostile environment .. how we defended and controlled ourselves over the two legs was incredible': John Stones hails his Manchester City teammates after they survived bruising encounter with Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League semi-finals
Manchester City advance to the semi-finals where they will face Real Madrid Atletico Madrid players grew frustrated and the game was characterised by a series of unsavoury scenes John Stones credits his teammates with coming through the tough test in Spain By Julian Bovill For Mailonline
Published: 23:05 BST, 13 April 2022 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 13 April 2022
Manchester City emerged from a cauldron in Madrid to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals and a date with Chelsea-conquerers Real Madrid.
City led 1-0 from the first leg and faced a barrage of Atletico Madrid pressure in the second half before Diego Simeone's side lost the plot and multiple scuffles ensued.
The game spilled over after a series of feisty Atletico challenges, not least one from Felipe on Phil Foden that resulted in him being shown a second yellow card.
Stefan Savic appeared to head-butt Raheem Sterling but was not sent off as a result
Footage also appeared to show Stefan Savic, who appeared to take particular umbrage over the two legs with Jack Grealish, head-butting Raheem Sterling.
Speaking after the hostile encounter, John Stones, man of the match for the evening, praised his teammates for emerging from such a tough encounter.
He told BT Sport: 'We know that they
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