Manchester City protector John Stones adulated his group's "amazing" self-control in a red hot goalless attract away to Atletico Madrid as Pep Guardiola's side set up a blockbuster Champions League elimination round against Real Madrid.
Kevin De Bruyne scored the main goal of the tie in the principal leg in Manchester and City hung on regardless of an unpleasant completion to the return leg in the Spanish capital.
Atletico focus back Felipe was shipped off late on for a wild swipe at Phil Foden, an episode that set off a mass fight toward the edge of the contribute and came about over 12 minutes of stoppage time being played.
The pressure had been assembling the entire evening and things got warmed among Atletico and Man City in stoppage time with Felipe getting a red card ??
The game had over 11 minutes of stoppage opportunity in the final part, insane stuff in the #UCL ?? pic.twitter.com/PfdiFrw4hi
Video then showed conflicts going on in the passage with police called to assist with isolating the two crews.
"We realized it was anything but a simple spot to come, it is an unfriendly climate, it was a troublesome night all round and how we protected and controlled ourselves over the two legs was mind boggling," Stones told BT Sport.
"We realize that they now and again attempt and get things going that way and we managed it really well," Stones told BT Sport.
"It isn't great to discuss and I would rather not harp on this is on the grounds that over the two legs we played amazing against such an accomplished side in what they do."
He added: "We kept our attitudes and it is not difficult to get brought into stuff like that."
Guardiola selected not to engage in a conflict of words with his Spanish adversaries.
When inquired as to whether he naturally suspected Atletico had gone excessively far, and designated Foden specifically, he expressed: "Nothing to say.
"I don't realize I can't discuss what others do, I don't have the foggiest idea."
Pep Guardiola responds to Man City's #UCL draw with Atletico yet wouldn't remark on the way of behaving of Diego Simeone's players. pic.twitter.com/yp0CdQzEGr
Guardiola said City would need to raise their game as the club go looking for a first European title.
"It is the boss of Spain and they played with energy and in last part were superior to us and we were fortunate we didn't surrender," he said.
"In the principal half we had possibilities, generally speaking we are in the elimination rounds - it is merited."
City likewise lost De Bruyne and Kyle Walker to injury in the last part, three days before their FA Cup semi-last against Liverpool at Wembley.
"We are in some hot water, so we can't fail to remember we played three days prior, voyaged, come here, have a great deal of wounds now and I don't have any idea what will occur before very long," said Guardiola.
"In any case, today we celebrate in light of the fact that it is the third time in Manchester City's set of experiences we are in the Champions League elimination rounds."
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