Tottenham’s Son Heung-min speaking to BT Sport: “I have never seen something like this, It was tough and crazy but we are very proud of our team-mates. It was madness. Sometimes you are annoyed with VAR but today it is thank you. We fought together for 90 minutes. We showed unbelievable character and fight.
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James: In my life, I never thought I’d see a more dramatic game than Liverpool’s win in Istanbul or a more dramatic stoppage time than City’s against QPR. Starting to wonder if I’ve just seen both.
Oliver: Amazing game. Love this City team and the football they play but that is a huge blow for them and Guardiola. Danger that their season will feel like a disappointment now, whether they win PL or not.
Ache: Inexplicable decision from Pep Guardiola to give Leroy Sane 15mins of action across the two ties. Especially when he would have been up against Kieran Trippier. And for such an expensively assembled defence to be so porous when it counted will haunt him. Bad night for Man City.
Tottenham overcame Manchester City in a Champions League classic at Etihad Stadium to reach the last four of the tournament for the first time.Fernando Llorente’s goal, bundled in from a corner and confirmed by VAR 17 minutes from time, gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side victory on away goals on a night of tension, attacking quality and defensive frailty that ended City and Pep Guardiola’s quest for a historic quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
In a game of relentless drama, City even thought they had won it in injury time only for Raheem Sterling’s goal to be ruled out for offside by VAR.Spurs were protecting a 1-0 lead from the first leg but an opening 21 minutes of chaotic brilliance saw City lead 3-2 on the night as both teams exchanged goals at will.Sterling lit the blue touchpaper on a thunderous atmosphere when he curled in a precision finish from the edge of the area after only four minutes, but Spurs responded with a double from Son Heung-min as he took advantage of errors by Aymeric Laporte.
Bernardo Silva put Spurs level on the night with a shot that deflected past Hugo Lloris then Sterling arrived on the end of the outstanding Kevin de Bruyne’s cross to score at the far post.It left City effectively needing to win the second half and they looked on course when Sergio Aguero crashed home their fourth after De Bruyne sliced Spurs open before Llorente, on as a first-half substitute for injured Moussa Sissoko, bundled in from a corner via his hip – the goal given after a VAR check for handball.