MANCHESTER CITY have sailed into the Champions League semi-finals after a huge 4-1 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich.
Erling Haaland bounced back from missing a penalty to open the scoring before Bayern equalised with a controversial spot kick of their own.
While Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel was sent off to the stands after two yellow cards.
Real Madrid now await again in the semi-final this year for City.
- Kick-off: 8pm UK
- TV channel: BT Sport 1
- Live stream: BT Sport website and app
- Bayern Munich XI: Sommer; Pavard, De Ligt, Upamecano, Cancelo; Kimmich, Goretzka; Coman, Musiala, Sane; Choupo-Moting
- Man City XI: Ederson; Stones, Ruben Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri; Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland
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Manchester City are through to the semi-finals of the Champions League and will play Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola’s side were dominant and put in a controlled performance against Bayern Munich tonight.
Read more on tonight’s game via SunSport as Thomas Tuchel was sent off and s***housery led to Erling Haaland missing a penalty.
Credit: PA Tuchel’s tough start
Life at Bayern Munich has not been easy since Thomas Tuchel took over from Julian Nagelsmann.
He has took charge of six matches, winning just two, his first against Borussia Dortmund and clash with Freiburg.
Since then, he has overseen Bayern being knocked out of the Champions League to Man City and the DFB Pokal to Freiburg.
They also failed to beat Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
“We are exhausted”
Pep Guardiola has claimed that his players are “exhausted” and he is unsure how fit they will be for the FA Cup clash against Sheffield United on Saturday.
Guardiola said: “Of course, three years in a row in the semi finals of the Champions League.
“We struggled in the first half. Upamecano broke all the lines down our left side and we struggled with Coman. We were fortunate before the penalty miss, they had one or two chances and anything could happen but we defended really well.
“The finishing from Erling was really, really good. He is so young. The experience that we have in this competition, the players feel it a lot, they want to do it really well. The second half was much, much better since minute one.
“We are exhausted. I don’t know how we recover to play against Sheffield United.”
Silva’s post-match thoughts
Bernardo Silva has spoken to BT Sport on City’s Champions League hopes, Erling Haaland and Real Madrid.
Silva said: “We struggled until February because we couldn’t get in that usual run we had before of winning 10-15 games in a row but now we are very consistent, we feel we have a chance in every competition and we are going for them.
“We are at that point of the season where if you drop your performance in one game you are out of a competition. It is going to be tough but we are going to work very hard to bring some titles home.
“Building win after win, that confidence, it is very important and we need to keep it that way.”
On Haaland, Silva said: “Erling is a special player, a different player to what we had in the past. He doesn’t need many touches. He is like a shadow for 85 minutes and touches the ball once it is a goal.
“When we have that special player in attack it makes us feel more comfortable at the back.”
On Real Madrid in the next round after losing to them at that stage last year: “Revenge? Hopefully yes.
“We will go for it definitely. We always go for it but we feel the team is very, very confident at the minute. I think we are going through.”
Elsewhere… Milan derby ahead
Inter Milan have beat Benfica 5-3 on aggregate to set up a Milan derby in the semi-final.
Simone Inzaghi’s side beat the Portuguese outfit 2-0 in Lisbon then got a 3-3 draw at the San Siro tonight.
AC Milan beat Napoli yesterday and it sets up a highly-anticipated tie in the next round.
Semi-Final draw – ties to be played on 9th/10th and 16th/17th May:
- AC Milan vs Inter
- Real Madrid vs Man City
City to go all the way?
Man City dominated at home and produced a controlled display away and deservedly go through to the semi-finals.
Bayern got out off the blocks fast and created chances in the opening stages.
But City weathered the storm and stood strong, then after they looked more than assured and they did not look fazed by the occasion.
With Haaland up top and the flair of De Bruyne behind him, they will always score goals.
Yet, it is the defensive that will get the plaudits tonight. Dias and Stones were exceptional at the back and nobody could get past Rodri in the heart of midfield.
City have comfortably beaten one of the best sides in Europe over two legs and are playing with such confidence.
They look unstoppable in this competition. However, in Real Madrid they face the most experienced side in the world when it comes to performing on the biggest stage.
Credit: Getty Full Time: Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City (1-4)
Man City are through to the semi-finals and will meet Real Madrid.
Haaland may have missed a penalty before he eventually did get his goal with a clinical finish.
Kimmich added a late equaliser but it was not enough.
The third year in a row City make the last four in the Champions League and they look more than capable of lifting the trophy this year. An incredible performance.
Credit: AFP Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
90+4. The cameras pan to a disapointed Tuchel.
His Bayern team have thrown everything at City tonight.
But Guardiola’s men are working so hard and have been defensively and tactically fantastic tonight.
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
90+2. What a chance.
The ball is spread wide to Davies and he fires it towards the front post.
Mane is there and he smashed it just wide.
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
90. Five minutes added.
Bayern fans have seen enough and are heading to the exit.
Upamecano wishes he was following them as his nightmare tie gets worse as he gives the ball away again.
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
88. Let the chaos continue. Stanisic gets a yellow card. That is the eleventh of the game including those for Tuchel.
He has one bite at Grealish, doesn’t foul him.
So, he decided to go in for him again and it’s a certain yellow card.
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
86. Tuchel sent off, second yellow. He has completely lost his cool, not for the first time tonight.
Grealish instigated the latest issue by pulling back Coman after getting him in a headlock.
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
85. Davies does brilliantly, charging down the left at a rapid speed.
He pulls it back to Tel on the edge of the box and he fires it over.
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
84. Haaland goes off and Alvarez comes on.
Bayern fans boo off the ex-Borussia Dortmund star.
GOAL: Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City
83. Kimmich scores.
He goes down the middle and Ederson dives to his left.
It will be nothing more than a consolation.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
81. VAR are checking for a Bayern penalty… and it has been given.
Mane booted the ball at Akanji’s arm from point blank range.
It’s a terrible decision, there is nothing that Akanji can do to get out of the way.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
78. Pavard is off and Stanisic comes on.
Bayern are left frustrated as Ederson easily claims a corner.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
76. Goal for Bayern, but no it won’t count.
Coman is adjudged to be offside, he picked up the ball and had the curling shot that was saved by Ederson and then tapped in by Tel.
It won’t stand and it remains 0-1.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
74. Again City defend brilliantly.
The ball is fizzed into Tel and Dias steps in the way so he cannot control it.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
72. Muller and the youngster Tel are on.
Replacing Musiala and Choupo-Moting.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
70. Bayern cannot break down City, who are showing how good they are out of possession.
Musiala shows close control to combine with Kimmich.
But he is crowded out and is left with no choice but to try an ambitious and scooped ball forward that is calmly dealt with by Laporte.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
67. Laporte comes on for the injured Ake.
Tuchel is growing more and more angry at the slow passing from his Bayern side.
Choupo-Moting has a weak shot into Ederson’s arms.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
65. More boos from the home fans as Ake goes down with an injury.
However, it does not look like time-wasting.
Ake is holding his hamstring and he will probably have to be taken off.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
63. Davies on and Cancelo off.
Then it’s the two that had the fight after last week’s loss – Mane on for Sane.
The two do shake hands as the substitution is made.
Bayern Munich 0-1 Man City
62. The belief has been sucked out of Bayern Munich and Man City are loving it.
The confidence is now showing as Grealish makes a number of defenders squirm with his trickery.
And De Bruyne strolls over to take a corner.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
