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Summary

  • Man City 2-0 Gladbach (4-0 agg) - De Bruyne thunders in from 20 yards & Gundogan finishes slick move

  • Real Madrid 3-1 Atalanta (4-1 agg) Benzema & Ramos extend lead, Muriel hits back, Asensio adds third on the night

  • Quarter-final draw at 11:00 GMT on Friday

  1. Goodnightpublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    That's the end of this live text commentary now, thanks for joining us today.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 22:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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    James: Only team who can stop Man City in the Champions League is Bayern.

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  3. Postpublished at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Manchester City are the only club to reach the quarter-finals in each of the last four Champions League seasons.

  4. Postpublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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    Get Involvedpublished at 22:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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    Really hope that the penny has permanently dropped with John Stones. Top class centre back but too many times in the past he's not been able to maintain his form and concentration long term. Best English centre back by some distance provided he stays switched on.

    Grahame, Cheshire

  6. Postpublished at 22:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    On each of the last three occasions Real Madrid reached the Champions League quarter-finals, they went on to win the trophy (2016, 2017, 2018).

    Four out of five since they also won in 2014.

  7. Postpublished at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Scotland winger on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 5 Live

    I honestly believe Pep Guardiola knows Manchester City has every chance of winning the three domestic trophies - it's the Champions League that is the big one.

  8. Postpublished at 22:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Half of Borussia Monchengladbach’s defeats in the Champions League have been against Manchester City - five of 10.

  9. 'Everyone moved the ball quickly'published at 22:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Manchester City

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on BT Sport: "It was a good performance, we controlled the game from the beginning. This competition is tricky but after the two goals everything was easier - everyone in their position moved the ball quick.

    "A lot of players like Phil Foden, Bernando Silva, they have a lot of quality, they help us a lot but everyone was so committed and we are delighted to be in the next stage.

    "We only conceded one goal against Porto - that is impressive. It's an incredible step forward for the team. Everyone runs a lot, not just the strikers. But it's important to understand that we defend with the ball. We have to be aggressive without the ball. All the teams right now, the quality they have, they can punish you.

    "After the international break, we will have time to think. The quality every time is higher and hopefully we can maintain this mood. I always think when you go through you deserve it. We try to play good and we will see what happens.

    "We now have everybody fit. That's why we can rotate six or seven players. If you want to compete for competitions you have to be fresh. The seasons are so long, we haven't had one long week since October."

  10. Postpublished at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Manchester City have won 24 of their last 25 matches in all competitions. Since a 1-1 draw with West Brom on 15 December, City’s 24 wins are at least seven more than any other side has managed in all competitions in the top-five European leagues.

  11. Postpublished at 22:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Scotland winger on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 5 Live

    Pep Guardiola obviously said to his City side before the game 'don't make any mistakes'. If you look at the one blemish for City recently - the Manchester United defeat - it was an early goal, so Pep was not having any of that tonight!

    After the goals in the first half, it was job done and then it was about game management. It's an easy thing to say, but very few teams can control it like that and decide what the tempo is going to be.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 22:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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    Paul Collins: You can't assemble a squad like city have without a few hundred million to do it either. Between the transfer fees and the wages, as good as city are, let's not pretend money hasn't played a part in the strength of heir squad.

    Can I just remind Mark ,Man Utd fan that we all have the same size squad !!

    Jammy, City fan

  13. Postpublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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  14. 'We controlled the game'published at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    FT: Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Manchester City

    Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to BT Sport: "The start helps a lot. We were patient in the beginning. When we scored the two goals... we controlled the game and we had a few chances.

    "The second half was a little less but that's unerstandable with all the games we've eplayed. With a 4-0 aggregate lead it was a little bit less."

    On their clean sheet record: "It's always important when you are stable as a defence and team. Obviously it gives the whole team confidence. It's really nice for Ederson and the defenders."

  15. Postpublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Manchester City are only the third team in Champions League history to keep seven consecutive clean sheets, after AC Milan (seven ending in April 2005) and Arsenal (10 ending in April 2006).

    Both those teams lost the final the following month.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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    Looking at the City bench at the moment, I'd take 7-8 of them in the Man Utd first team. And we're second in the league. I'd like it if we had enough money to buy an NFL sized squad full of world class players as well.

    Mark, Utd fan

  17. Postpublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    This is the first time Real Madrid have been in the Champions League quarter-finals without Cristiano Ronaldo since 2003-04.

  18. Postpublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    The quarter-final and semi-final draws are on Friday at 11:00 GMT.

    Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Porto and Real Madrid are in the last eight.

    Chelsea lead Atletico Madrid 1-0 from the first leg with Bayern Munich 4-1 up on Lazio. The second legs are tomorrow.

  19. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Real Madrid 3-1 Atalanta (agg 4-1)

    It's all over in Madrid and, all in all, it was a fairly routine night for Los Blancos.

    Goals from Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos from the spot and Marco Asensio mean Muriel's 25-yard free-kick is a mere consolation for Atalanta.

  20. Postpublished at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Man City 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (agg 4-0)

    Pep Guardiola (82) surpasses Jose Mourinho (81) in fourth place in the list of managers to win the most Champions League matches. The top three are Alex Ferguson (102), Carlo Ancelotti (89) and Arsene Wenger (86).