Atletico Madrid welcome Manchester City to Wanda Metropolitano for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday night with kickoff at 22:00.
Manchester City head into the second leg with a narrow 1-0 advantage form the first leg, thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s 70th-minute effort. Atletico Madrid did their best to keep City out and defended deep dealing with everything that the Cityzens threw at them. It was a plan that nearly worked on the night for Diego Simone’s men as they limited City to just two shots on target.
Simeone’s approach worked for him as he wanted to minimize the damage in the first leg, before taking charge in the second leg at Wanda Metropolitano. However, his approach received a lot of critics from fans and pundits alike as his side failed to register a single attempt on the night.
Atletico warmed-up for the clash in a disappointing manner as thy fell to a dispiriting 1-0 defeat to Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday. The defeat ended their six match winning streak in the Spanish top-flight ad left them sitting fourth in the standings three points behind both Barcelona and Sevilla in second and third respectively.
Man City, on the other hand warmed-up for the clash with an exciting 2-2 draw with fellow Premier League title prospects Liverpool at Etihad on Sunday. Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus got on the scroresheet for City, while Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane cancelled the out for the Reds. City have now not lost in their last nine matches across all competitions and are unbeaten in their last 12 away matches.
Pep Guardiola’s men are favorites to make it to the last four of the Champions League here, although with Atletico Madrid and Diego Someone, you can never tell. He will be ready to respond making this a very fascinating encounter to watch.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City head to head
This will be the second meeting between the two sides and considering the occasion we expect a very close encounter.
- Man City 1-0 Atletico 05/04/22
Home
- Mallorca 1-0 Atletico
- Man City 1-0 Atletico
- Atletico 4-1 Alaves
- Vallecano 0-1 Atletico
- Man United 0-1 Atletico
Away
- Man City 2-2 Liverpool
- Man City 1-0 Atletico
- Burnley 0-2 Man City
- Southampton 1-4 Man City
- Crystal palace 0-0 Man City
Atletico team news
Atletico will be without Hector Herrera and Jose Gimenez due to injuries.
Man City team news
Man City will still be without Ruben Dias and Cole Palmer due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Double chance
- Man City win
- Both sides to score
