VIDEO: Man City 4-3 Tottenham (4-4 agg): Late VAR drama helps Spurs reach Champions League semi-finals after historic encounter

Sterling thought he had completed a stunning hat-trick in the dying the moments of a pulsating Champions League quarter-final but VAR intervened and Spurs went through to the semi-finals despite a 4-3 defeat on the night.

Sergio Aguero was adjudged to have strayed offside in the build-up, deflating City and meaning that Spurs would prevail with the score 4-4 on aggregate.

It was an incredible ending to a thrilling contest, which had seen both sides lead.

Sterling and Son Heung-min both struck twice in the first half, with Bernardo Silva's deflected effort giving the hosts the lead.

An Aguero strike then put City in control of the tie but a bundled Fernando Llorente goal proved decisive for Spurs.

Champions League odds (via Sky Bet)

• Barcelona - 11/8
• Liverpool - 5/2
• Tottenham - 4/1
• Ajax - 9/2

Semi-final dates

• Spurs v Ajax
• Barcelona v Liverpool

*First legs on April 30/May 1, second legs on May 7/8

GOAL CLIPS

• Raheem Sterling (Man City) - 1-0

• Heung-min Son (Spurs) - 1-2

• Raheem Sterling (Man City) - 3-2

• Sergio Aguero (Man City) 4-2

• Fernando Llorente (Spurs) - 4-3

• Disallowed goal

Opta stats

• Tottenham Hotspur have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League/European Cup for the second time in their history, also doing so in 1961-62 under Bill Nicholson.
• Spurs are the seventh English side to reach the Champions League semi-finals (also Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Leeds) – England are now the nation with the most unique semi-finalists (overtaking Spain).
• Five goals were scored in the opening 21 minutes of this game – it’s the shortest amount of time it has ever taken for five goals to be scored in a Champions League match.
• No side has been knocked out at the Champions League quarter-final stage by English teams on more occasions than Manchester City (twice; also in 2017-18 vs Liverpool).
• Despite being eliminated tonight, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has won 10 Champions League games against English sides, the most of any manager in the competition’s history.
• Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in 26 goals (19 goals and seven assists) in 20 games in all competitions at the Etihad this season, more than any teammate.
• Spurs forward Heung-min Son is now the highest scoring Asian player in Champions League history with 12 goals, overtaking Maxim Shatskikh of Uzbekistan.
• Spurs forward Heung-min Son is the second player to score twice in the opening 10 minutes of a Champions League game away from home, after Heimo Pfeifenberger for Red Bull Salzburg vs AEK Athens in November 1994 (9 minutes).

Click the image below to read our Europa League tips for Thursday...

Odds correct as of 2220 BST on 17/04/19

Follow Sporting Life on social media - find us on Facebook here or tweet @SportingLifeFC

Related football links

• Sporting Life's betting tips
• Inside the Premier League title race
• Golden Boot latest
• Championship title battle
• Play Super 6
• Latest football fixtures
• Football results
• Latest Paper Talk