A unique scene occurred at the end of the Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City match. In the midst of a chaotic situation and protests from the Atletico camp, Phil Foden appeared with a smiling face right in front of Diego Simeone.
Atletico host Man City in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday (14/4/2022) early morning WIB. The match at the Wanda Metropolitano was quite exciting, with Atletico playing more openly than the first leg.
However, no goals were scored until the game was over. A 0-0 draw was not enough to bring Atletico through to the semifinals. On the other hand, because they won 1-0, Man City had the right to qualify for the semifinals.
The injury time period for the Atletico vs Man City match became quite an iconic moment. There was a lot of commotion and drama between the two teams.
5 Minutes, 7 Cards!
Referee Diniel Siebert suddenly became very busy at the end of the Atletico vs Man City match. Because, there was quite a big commotion in the injury time period of the match. The German referee had to issue seven cards.
The commotion started from Felipe’s tackle on Phil Foden. As a result of the tackle, Foden fell and Stefan Savic came to take him out of the field. Man City’s substitutes reacted strongly.
Jack Grealish cursed ‘You damn it’ at Savic. The comment made the commotion even more crowded. Almost all the players are in the center of the thousand. Some tried to calm the situation, others enlivened it.
The incident lasted for several minutes. Even high tension continues to occur. From 90+1 to 90+5 minutes, referee Siebert had to reach seven cards. One of them is a red card for Felipe. Then, there are yellow cards for Savic and Diego Simeone.
Phil Foden’s smile for Simone
The heated tension in the Atletico vs Man City match did not only involve Stefan Savic and Jack Grealish. Diego Simeone was also hooked. Apparently, he was not satisfied with the ‘drama’ on the pitch and wanted the game to resume immediately.
Simeone had protested to the referee about the timing. He pointed to the clock the fourth referee was wearing. Simeone protested looking quite excited. He then got a yellow card.
Well, in the midst of Simeone’s enthusiasm to protest to the referee, Phil Foden then appeared. With a bandage on his head, Foden looked calm when he was in front of Simeone. He gave a smile. Contrast with Simeone who protested loudly.
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