DIRECT. Manchester City – Atlético: domination of the Citizens, the match live!

21:32 – Another center captured by Oblak

Pep Guardiola’s men are struggling to make the difference and infiltrate the area. Without a real number 9, they still multiply the centers. It is once again taken up by Oblak.

21:28 – Manchester City – Atlético: solid Madrid defense

The Citizens have been reciting their score to perfection since the start of the match. The collective game is well oiled, the shifts mastered but the Colchoneros leave very little space and defend relentlessly. City run the ball but struggle to be really dangerous.

21:26 – The Colchoneros offer themselves a breather

Two well-constructed counter-attacks, a possession phase in midfield, Diego Simeone’s men offered themselves a first highlight in the first period of this Manchester City – Atlético.

21:24 – The funny stat of the people of Madrid

In difficulty in this first period, the Colchoneros only touched 6 balls in the Citizens’ half of the field.

21:22 – Gundogan’s strike!

Another corner obtained by the Citizens. It’s played quickly by Guardiola’s men. De Bruyne finds Silva who puts back in the axis for Gündogan. The strike of the German international passes well above the Madrid cage.

21:19 – The center of Mahrez

Right side Mahrez crosses strong in front of the Madrid goal. The defender of Colchoneros, Vrasljko slightly deflects the leather, it is taken over by Oblak.

21:17 – Manchester City – Atlético: it grows on the Mancunian side

Pep Guardiola’s men are installed in the Madrid camp. The hot actions follow one another for the Skyblues but the defense of the Colchoneros is solid.

21:11 – Laporte’s head

First corner of this Manchester City – Atlético, he is hit by De Bruyne. The center of the Belgian is taken from the head by Laporte but it is not on target for the international tricolor.

21:09 – Joao Cancelo tries his luck

New phase of possession of the Skyblues, the Portuguese side inherits the ball and tries his luck. His long shot is countered and then cleared by the Colchoneros defense.

21:08 – De Bruyne free kick

Interesting free kick for Guardiola’s men 35 meters from the Madrid goal. It’s shot hard and halfway up by De Bruyne, it’s cleared with the tip of the foot by Felix.

21:06 – Manchester City – Atlético: possession of Skyblues

Unsurprisingly, it was the Skyblues who monopolized the ball from the first minutes of this Manchester City – Atlético. The Colchoneros defend as a block and try to find Griezmann and Felix on long balls played quickly.

21:02 – Manchester City – Atlético: Act I

Manchester City, finalist last season, wants to win this first round at home in front of their home crowd. The Colchoneros have been on the edge since the start of the competition but have always produced great performances away from home. Who will win this Manchester City – Atlético? Reply in 90 minutes.

20:58 – Missed control by Sterling

Long phase of possession of the Citizens. Laporte sees the call – counter call from Sterling and serves the England international who misses his control near the Madrid surface.

20:57 – The players enter the lawn

The 22 players make their entrance on the lawn of the Etihad Stadium for this quarter-final first leg of the Champions League. The meeting will begin after the mythical anthem of the competition.

20:55 – Manchester City – Atlético: Guardiola thinks too much

Before Manchester City – Atlético Madrid kicked off, the Skyblues coach joked about his propensity to think too much. “We were knocked out 3 times in the Champions League because of the away goal rule. Now that is changing. We will play to win, great intensity to create chances, and it will be the same in Madrid. We will pass or be knocked out. In the Champions League, I always think too much. I think a lot. Absolutely. That’s why I had good results. I like to think too much and create stupid tactics. Tonight I’m going to have a inspiration and there will be incredible tactics tomorrow. We will play at 12”

20:50 – Manchester City – Atlético: Silva expects a closed match

The former Monegasque, Bernardo Silva, spoke about the style of play of the Citizens on the sidelines of the quarter-final of the Champions League, Manchester City – Atlético: “To be honest, we don’t know what to expect tomorrow. We don’t know if they’re going to rush us, or stay low. But it certainly won’t be an open match, that’s not Atletico’s style. (…) When your teammates are running so much, when they press again and again, there is nothing else to do but to do the same. Atletico are very competitive, organized, with a way of playing specific. It wasn’t easy for United, for Liverpool a few seasons ago, and it won’t be easy for us. But if we follow Pep’s plan, it could work. »

20:45 – Manchester City – Atlético: “The desire to play a great match”

The versatile Spanish midfielder, Marcos Llorente, spoke at a press conference before the kick-off of Manchester City – Atlético: “I see the team with a lot of good intentions and ambition, it’s a very important match for us against a difficult opponent who had great European campaigns. The team has clear ideas and will go out on the field with the desire to play a great game, I’m sure. We are focused on what we have to do against Manchester City.

20:40 – Manchester City – Atlético: Simeone praises the game of the Citizens

In the pre-match press conference, the Argentinian technician praised Manchester City’s game: “What I like most about teams that play well is the effort they make to offer a game of coherent attack. It’s nice to see them play, to see them evolve based on the great players they have. We’re going to have to manage a lot of crosses, their counter-attacks, and try to put a lot of players in the surface. We will try to take the game where we want to hurt them with the way we have played for several years.

20:35 – Manchester City – Atlético: Silva promises to do his best

Citizens midfielder Bernardo Silva gave his impressions of the Colchoneros before the Manchester City – Atlético kick-off: “We know Atlético, they are used to this kind of important matches, when the pressure is important, they will not leave much space. It will be a difficult game. We will do our best in this competition for the fans. We really want it. It’s a goal we want to achieve, we can only promise that we will do our best.”

20:30 – Manchester City – Atlético: Guardiola is wary of Colchoneros

Before the Manchester City – Atlético kick-off, the Skyblues coach spoke about the level of his rival: “All the teams are difficult to play at this stage. They all have a way of playing. You have to adapt and adjust. It’s a pleasure to be here season after season. Coming in April, May, and fighting for several competitions, we do it well. But bad results now, and you’re out. After watching Atletico, there’s a misconception about Atletico’s way of playing. It’s more offensive than people think. He doesn’t want to take risks in building up the game, but they have attacking quality.”

20:25 – Manchester City – Atlético: the stats of the match

This is the first in the history of the Champions League that Manchester City and Atlético Madrid face each other. On the other hand, it is the 4th opposition Pep Guardiola – Diego Simeone in C1. It is the Spanish technician who leads in this duel with two victories against one of his Argentinian counterpart. The Colchoneros will have to be wary of the Citizens who have lost only one of their last 9 European matches. To try to win the quarter-final first leg, they can count on Antoine Griezmann, involved in 6 goals in these last 6 European confrontations for Madrid.

20:20 – Manchester City vs Atlético odds

Pep Guardiola’s Citizens are logically favorites to win this Manchester City – Atlético match at the Etihad Stadium. The odds for a Skyblues home win are 1.33. Opposite, the odds of a Colchoneros success in Manchester are 9.05. For fans of draws, the odds of a tie between the two teams is 5.05. Finally, when it comes to goalscorers, the odds for a goal from Sterling are at 2.58 while the odds for a strike from João Felix are at 4.80. Place your bets !

20:15 – The official line-ups of Manchester City – Atlético

That’s it, we know the identity of the 22 players who will play this Manchester City – Atlético match on behalf of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone have made their choice. Check out the official team rosters:

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling.

Atlético’s XI: Oblak, Vrsaljko, Savic, Felipe, Reinildo, Renan Lodi, Kondogbia, Koke, Llorente, Joao Félix, Griezmann.

20:10 – Watch Manchester City – Atlético in streaming

No free streaming link is available for this clash Manchester City – Atlético Madrid. On the other hand, to follow this quarter-final first leg of the Champions League on your smartphone, tablet or computer, you have the choice. That of subscribing to a digital subscription to RMC Sport or that of subscribing to Canal + to have access to MyCanal. In both cases you will be able to follow the meeting in streaming on the medium of your choice.