Man City and Real Sovereign in the quarterfinals – Gladbach and Atalanta eliminated

No wonder Tuesday night in the Champions League: Manchester City and Real Madrid also win their return matches and are confidently in the quarter-finals. Gladbach and Atalanta are eliminated.

Borussia Mönchengladbach could do nothing against Manchester City in the second leg of the second leg, which was also played in Budapest. The second game also ended 0-2.

The 0: 1 of the first leg in Bergamo was followed by the 1: 3 in Madrid for Atalanta on Tuesday. The only, although very small, hopes from the Italian point of view rest in Lazio. Laziali would have to evoke on Wednesday at Bayern Munich after the 1: 4 defeat in the first leg. Like Atalanta, Juventus were eliminated in the round of 16, Inter Milan failed in the group stage. The last time all the Serie A representatives were not in the premier class five years ago.

Real, meanwhile, could avoid saying goodbye for the third time in a row in the first knockout round. In the first half, the Madrilenians used a serious defensive error by Atalanta, in which Remo Freuler was missing due to suspension, at 1-0 by Karim Benzema. A penalty that Sergio Ramos used as usual shortly after the break made it all clear.

Gladbacher overwhelmed

In the second leg, which was also played in Budapest, Borussia Mönchengladbach had no chance against current England number 1 Manchester City in two ways. The Gladbachers barely developed any significant chances, and by comparison they never came close to a full turnaround in the second leg early on, which would have been necessary after a 2-0 loss in the first leg.

Rather, clarity quickly prevailed. In less than 20 minutes, the Citizens led thanks to a magnificent goal from Kevin De Bruyne with a pass over the lower edge of the crossbar and a goal from German goalkeeper Ilkay Gündogan after a beautiful 2-0 pass.

It would have been very amazing if the Gladbachers had prevailed against the city in its current condition. Since coach Marco Rose announced in mid-February that he would be with Borussia Dortmund from next season, they have lost all seven games in three competitions.

Unlike the last games of the championship, Rose put the entire Swiss parliamentary group in the starting lineup, with the exception of Michael Lang, who has already been pushed to the second row. But Nico Elvedi, Denis Zakaria and Breel Embolo were as incapable of making a difference as any of their teammates. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer couldn’t avoid the goals. Embolo finished well twice in the first half, but there were no high-profile chances.

The Citizens reached the quarterfinals with only one goal in the campaign. They had accepted it in October in a 3-1 win in the first group stage game against Porto. In the history of the Champions League, only Ajax Amsterdam conceded a single goal in eight games in the 1995/96 season.

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Manchester City – Borussia Mönchengladbach 2: 0 (2: 0)

Budapest. – SR Karassew (RUS). – Tore: 12. De Bruyne 1: 0. 18. Gündogan 2: 0.

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias (70. Laporte), Cancelo (63. Sintschenko); Bernardo Silva (75. Agüero), Rodri (63. Fernandinho), Gündogan (70. Sterling); De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: summer; Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi (88th Jantschke), Bensebaini (88th Wendt); Neuhaus; Hofmann, Zakaria; Stindl (80º Traoré); Embolo (65º wolf), Thuram (65º Pléa).

Comments: Complete Manchester City. Borussia Mönchengladbach without Villalba and Müsel (both injured).

Real Madrid – Atalanta Bergamo 3: 1 (1: 0)

SR Makkelie (NED). – Tore: 34. Benzema 1: 0. 60. Ramos (Penalty kick) 2: 0. 83. Muriel 2: 1. 85. Asensio 3: 1.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Nacho, Ramos (64. Militão), Varane; Lucas, Valverde (82. Asensio), Kroos, Modric, Mendy; Benzema, Junior Vinicius (69. Rodrygo).

Atalanta Bergamo: Sportiello; Toloi (61. Palomino), Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle, De Roon, Pessina (84. Caldara), Gosens (57. Gosens); Malinowsky, Pasalic (46. Zapata); Muriel (84. Mirantschuk).

Observations: Real Madrid without Casemiro (suspended), Hazard, Carvajal, Odriozola and Mariano (all injured). Atalanta Bergamo without Freuler (suspended), Sutalo, Hateboer and Kowalenko (all injured).

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