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Follow all the action as Pep Guardiola's side host Diego Simeone's LaLiga champions in the last eight.

City topped their group in the earlier round, while Atletico were runners-up in theirs. At the weekend they warmed up for the tie with a routine victory over Burnley, while the Spanish side hammered Alaves to make it six straight wins in all competitions. Both Guardiola and opposite number Diego Simeone have faced heartache in the final of this competition with their current clubs, but City remain the favourites to go the distance this time - even if this will be a huge test for the Cityzens in the last eight.

Manchester City will hope to strike first and fast in their Champions League quarter-final first leg with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, as Pep Guardiola's ...

They arrive as underdogs in Manchester, but time and again, the Rojiblancos have shown that they can thrive under the pressure. In the United States (US), Champions League matches can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (try for free). The Premier League champions face La Liga's title holders in a crunch clash, as the Catalan seeks to outfox old foe Diego Simeone in pursuit of a first European title with the Etihad Stadium outfit after last year's final heartbreak.

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It’s Manchester City v Atletico Madrid, with the winners to face either Chelsea or Real Madrid in a semi-final which, whatever the permutation, will be loaded with meaning.The first leg of the quarter-final is at the Etihad tonight, with the second at the Wanda Metropolitano next Wednesday. City are strong favourites, for reasons that would be intelligence-insulting to explain, and all things being equal they will go through. But all things weren’t equal when Atletico put Guardiola’s Bayern out in the 2015-16 semi-final, or when they eliminated a rampant Liverpool two years ago, or when Pep was too funky by far against Spurs/Lyon/Chelsea.If Atletico can get out of Manchester with at worst a one-goal deficit, they will fancy their chances next week. They’ve won seven of their last eight games, and the eighth - a draw at home to Manchester United in the last 16 - ultimately led to victory. We want to impose our game but they are a good team - champions of Spain, and they have always had good results in Europe. They’re a tough opponent.“John [Stones] will play with Aymer in the centre and Nathan [will play at left-back]. We have players on the bench who can change the game - Gabi, Phil, Jack. But I decided to start with these guys today.”Manchester City’s Phil Foden (left) and Jack Grealish head out for the warm up. “Speaking of Football Weekly,” says Matt Burtz. “I’ve been a faithful listener for many years now, and I’ve always wondered if we’ll ever get to hear your dulcet tones as a panelist. But it’s the Withering Depths of Simeone’s sh!thousing Atletico that I’m looking forward to enjoying tonight.” It won’t be the same without Hector Herrera.

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Manchester City: While City has close to a clean bill of health, Kyle Walker is suspended for the tie while Ruben Dias is still injured. This tournament has been a team effort for Atletico Madrid as they've struggled to score while being their typical stingy defensive selves, scoring and conceding nine goals in the competition thus far. In contrast to a Diego Simeone side that you typically know what you get, Guardiola needs to ensure that his team doesn't tactically self-sabotage as home favorites.

John Stones is recalled, along with Bernardo and Riyad Mahrez who all sat out the victory at Turf Moor. Making way are Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and the ...

Fernandinho made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final, on Matchday 8; he was the 44th player to reach a century of games in the competition. Scott Carson's substitute appearance in the round of 16 second leg against Sporting was just his second in the UEFA Champions League and came almost 17 years after his first, for Liverpool against Juventus in the quarter-final first leg on 5 April 2005. It will be nail-biting, thrilling and maybe even difficult to watch (depending on how your nerves are) – but what a privilege it is to be fighting out with the very best to ensure all the hard work that has gone before is rewarded with silverware.

Plenty of Manchester City supporters have taken to social media to react to Pep Guardiola's chosen line-up against Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of his ...

A host of Manchester City fans have taken to social media to react to Pep Guardiola's chosen XI to face Atletico Madrid in the first-leg on Tuesday night. The Blues, who secured a 5-0 aggregate victory over Sporting Lisbon in the Round of 16 stage, are set to welcome the Spanish champions to the east side of Manchester after Atletico Madrid knocked Manchester United out to set up a meeting with the Premier League champions. "No Foden, No Party", "Overthinking AGAIN!" - Many Man City Fans React to Pep Guardiola's Team Selection Against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League

The UEFA Champions League field is down to eight clubs with the quarterfinal first legs set to kick off on Tuesday.

Villarreal has already claimed one major scalp in the UCL knockout stage, but now the La Liga side will have to stop one of Europe’s most consistent threats. Atletico Madrid has won six-consecutive matches across all competitions and will now prepare to eliminate a second Manchester club in this season’s tournament. Bayern Munich has won three of its last five matches across all competitions, scoring four goals or more in each of those victories. Robert Lewandowski remains one of the best scoring options in the world while other players such as Kingsley Coman, Serge Gantry, and Leroy Sane can all contrubute when needed. The Portuguese hosts have won three of their last five matches, eliminating Dutch club Ajax in the Round of 16. Jan Vertonghen and Nicolas Otamendi headline the backline and both have ample experience against Liverpool from their time in the Premier League. Man City has won five of its last seven matches, including league victories over rivals Manchester United, as well as Burnley and Everton. Riyad Mahrez leads the team with six UCL goals while Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling each have three apiece. Defending UCL winners Chelsea may be fighting for a top-four finish in the English Premier League, but will have to turn its attention to Real Madrid this week. The French striker scored twice on Saturday and will be eager to get after an inconsistent Chelsea defense. The U.S. men’s national team star scored against Los Blancos in last season’s semifinals and would bring another element to Chelsea’s attack, should Tuchel decide to use him. Christian Pulisic was not a part of the action for the Blues, but should be back available in attack. Current EPL leaders Manchester City faces a tough test with Atletico Madrid visiting the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side might have one eye on next weekend’s top-two clash with Liverpool, but can’t afford to overlook Diego Simeone’s squad this week.

GOAL! · HALF-TIME! · Manchester City XI: Ederson; Stones, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo; Rodrigo, Gundogan; Bernardo, Mahrez, De Bruyne; Sterling · Atletico Madrid XI: ...

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Those on Virgin Media will need the Virgin V6 box and a 4K TV to make sure they're getting the action at maximum resolution. You can add BT Sport to your package for only £15 a month (plus a £20 joining fee). As a rule, we’d suggest a paid-for service such as ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) which offers a 100 per cent risk-free money back guarantee. If you're hooked up specifically on the BT TV platform then it's also available in with Dolby Atmos sound. For the Champions League, you may wish to choose 'USA' for Paramount +. Of course, Paramount Plus (opens in new tab) is only available within the US. Stuck abroad? Even if you have subscribed to the relevant Man City vs Atlético Madrid live stream rights holders, you won't be able to access them when outside your own country. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) helps you get around this obstacle. We recommend ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) as it comes with a risk-free 30-day money-back guarantee. Atlético Madrid have never won consecutive away games against English opponents, but the defending La Liga champions have hit form at just the right time, winning six in a row and not tasting defeat since losing at home to Levante in February. El Cholo has chosen Antoine Griezmann to partner João Félix up top again, while Felipe takes the place of the injured José Giménez and Koke is preferred to Thomas Lemar in midfield. Manchester City breezed past Sporting CP in the last round with a 5-0 aggregate win, but Atleti won't make it easy for Pep Guardiola's side. Manchester City meet Atlético Madrid in European competition for the first time ever on Tuesday night.

Man City continued to pressure the Atleti defence early in the second half, with Ilkay Gundogan thwarted at the doorstep right after the break and Jan Oblak called into action to parry away De Bruyne's goal-bound free kick minutes later. Pep Guardiola ...

They have scored so many goals at home in the recent past," the Atleti boss said. "We didn't play the way we wanted in the first half, we couldn't break out. "It is not easy to face a team with a lot of experience in this tournament. "We played an incredible top side who are difficult to face but it is a good result," he said, while praising his players for avoiding some of the potential flashpoints in the game. They played with almost five at the back and with five in midfield. If the game is tight they will have to attack a little bit more."

Kevin De Bruyne has scored the only goal to give Manchester City a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

“The way we played was good because we didn’t give anything away,” De Bruyne said. “It is very hard,” De Bruyne said. “We knew it was going to be pretty tough to create some opportunities,” De Bruyne said.

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As for City, it has the best defense in the EPL, and D Kyle Walker will be back from his suspension. As for Man City, it sits No. 1 in the English Premier League and has been on a dominant tear there. Atletico Madrid +900 (bet $100 to win $900) Madrid is led in scoring by F Ángel Correa and F Luis Suarez, both of which have 11 on the season. Atletico Madrid odds and lines, and make our best Champions League bets, picks and predictions. Atletico Madrid did what many were not expecting it to do - go into Old Trafford and come out with a 1-nil win.

Ahead of a potential title-deciding clash in the Premier League, Man City and Liverpool did little to dispute the notion that a Champions League final matchup ...

It was another night that highlighted the quality of the Premier League’s top two—and there could be quite a few more to come, both domestically against each other in England and on the road to Paris, where their burgeoning rivalry could reach its climax. It was a triple substitution from Guardiola that led to the deadlock being broken, as Foden had been on the pitch for less than two minutes when he slid a pass through for Kevin De Bruyne to score with 20 minutes remaining. There was no particularly odd pick here, the only slightly surprising selections being the preference for Bernardo Silva over Phil Foden as the false nine and Nathan Ake being deployed at left back with João Cancelo on the right in the absence of the suspended Kyle Walker.

Kevin De Bruyne broke Atletico Madrid's stubborn resistence as the Manchester City midfielder's second-half strike clinched a 1-0 win in Tuesday's Champions ...

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“The way we played was good because we didn’t give anything away,” De Bruyne said. “It is very hard," De Bruyne said. “We knew it was going to be pretty tough to create some opportunities,” De Bruyne said. Antoine Griezmann wasted one opening with a poor pass and Marcos Llorente chipped tamely at goalkeeper Ederson from another. It was good that we took one.” After a tight 70 minutes, City finally found its way through Atletico’s tough rearguard helped by Phil Foden's vision.

Sports Desk, Apr 5 (EFE).- Atletico Madrid held mighty Manchester City to one goal Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal and though ...

Benfica looked dangerous for a spell, but Reds goalkeeper Alisson dealt with their best chance, a shot by Everton, and Luis Diaz sealed the victory with a goal in the 87th minute. Four minutes into the second half, a blunder by Konate allowed Darwin Nuñez to pull back a goal for the hosts and bring the crowd back into the contest. While the Colchoneros would end the game with 29 percent possession and zero shots, they limited City to two shots on target and kept the hosts off the scoreboard until the 70th minute, when Kevin de Bruyne scored with a tremendous assist from late sub Phil Foden.

With a return leg in Madrid and Liverpool looming, Phil Foden signaled to Pep Guardiola that he should start in Manchester City's upcoming gantlet.

I like to watch Manchester play, the patience they have to play." Almost immediately he picked up the ball in a tight space on the edge of the box, drew five Atletico defenders toward him and lifted his head to slip a pass through to De Bruyne. It was one of two outstanding moments of quality in the game, the other coming from Foden again when he danced his way down the byline to create another chance for De Bruyne. It might not be football to drool over, but Atletico have turned defending into an art form, and with two thirds of the game gone, City's best chance was an Aymeric Laporte header from a corner. Guardiola and Simeone wore the same long black coat on the touchline to guard against the Manchester rain, but their footballing styles could not have been more different. Had Foden stayed on the bench, City might not have found a way through Simeone's rigid game plan and would be heading to Spain next week with the tie on a knife edge. "A difficult game against a tough opponent, it's so difficult to find gaps," Guardiola said afterward.

Diego Simeone's Atlético Madrid hunkered down and defended in its Champions League quarterfinal at Manchester City. But a single goal might be enough to ...

It had one, possibly, in the second, though there is a very good chance that it was meant as a cross. It did not muster a shot on goal in the first half. And it almost worked here, too, against Guardiola’s latest masterpiece, a team that remains all but untouchable in the Premier League, a team that most likely ranks as the best in the world. And it is in those moments, too, that doubt is sowed in the mind of the opposition, when even a team as fine as Manchester City starts to second-guess itself, when it begins to wonder if it should be committing quite so many players forward. It is in those moments, those rare forays upfield, when an overworked defense has time to recover, to reorganize, to regroup. He would, privately, be pleased simply to have escaped from the Etihad with his side still in the tie. Or maybe it was that brief, fleeting and possibly accidental moment when the redoubtable Geoffrey Kondogbia burst into City’s half, looked up, and saw nothing in front of him except a couple of light blue jerseys and a broad swath of green. The style is, when it works, difficult to love but easy to admire. The Brazilian’s ennui could not — as it often can, during the course of both the domestic and the European seasons — be traced to Manchester City’s overwhelming superiority over its opposition, to its vast financial power, to its supercharged strength. Perhaps the best indication of how Diego Simeone, Atlético’s coach, intended to approach Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal came in its first second. There was nobody else in his half of the field. He had stared, squinting, into the distance, scanning for some threat on the horizon.

Simeone has used these tactics to infuriate Pep Guardiola in the past, knocking Bayern Munich out at the Champions League semifinals six years ago, but ...

Atletico, meanwhile, fell into bad habits, subjecting Grealish to the most rough house of treatment in the closing stages. He did it with a quick dart and a slide rule pass, unleashing Kevin De Bruyne in behind to fizz a shot across Jan Oblak, firing the hosts into the lead in the tie. If they do, they will be lucky to escape with the same score as Tuesday night. If there was a brief moment where it seemed City's neuroses in this competition might get the better of them, it faded into insignificance set against those lengthy spells where it was apparent, Atleti could not just sit back and wait for something to happen. One could sense how tired Atletico were in their flurry of counter attacks early in the first half. The levee was only going to hold for so long. Better to have Bernardo Silva coming to the ball as a true false nine. "It was a very tactical game and each of us tried to impose our own game in this one." There is a tendency to look for higher meaning in such boring fare. He may well need favors from a City side that looked firmly in the groove tonight even if it never hit top gear. La Liga's reigning champions were lucky to escape the Etihad Stadium trailing only to Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal after a game in which they had offered next to nothing beyond the small area in front of their box. In the end it did not.

Two Premier League champions, Manchester City and Liverpool FC, play on Tuesday. Enemies come from Western Europe with Atletico Madrid and Benfica Lisbon and ...

In the standings, the Globe team is one point behind Manchester City in 8 games. This is because Jurgen Klopp’s team must first tackle the task in Lisbon before looking at the Premier League crackers against Manchester City. With the exception of FC Barcelona, there is currently no team with the best performing Reds in the top European leagues. Since the cushion in the first place in the Europa League is nine points, the whole focus can be placed on the Champions League. After disappointing games in the league against FC Visela (1-1) and most recently FC Prague (2-3), Roger Schmidt’s future squad progress will cause a big stir. Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United Manchester United in the 16th round. “After the unfortunate defeat in last season’s Champions League final, we know how it feels to be there. How important is the best game to be played in England next Sunday? The SportsBUZZER provides an overview.

Manchester City have a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 ...

"It is not easy to face a team with a lot of experience in this tournament. They have scored so many goals at home in the recent past," he said. If the game is tight they will have to attack a little bit more," added the Belgian. It is the way they play. They played with almost five at the back and with five in midfield. I recommend anyone that says anything ... that they try playing against that on the training ground.

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City have a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kev...

It was a bit better after the break but City are the best team in the world. “It is not easy to face a team with a lot of experience in this tournament. If the game is tight they will have to attack a little bit more,” added the Belgian. They played with almost five at the back and with five in midfield. It is the way they play. I recommend anyone that says anything … that they try playing against that on the training ground.

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City have a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kev...

It was a bit better after the break but City are the best team in the world. “It is not easy to face a team with a lot of experience in this tournament. If the game is tight they will have to attack a little bit more,” added the Belgian. They played with almost five at the back and with five in midfield. It is the way they play. I recommend anyone that says anything … that they try playing against that on the training ground.

Pep Guardiola has pledged to attack Atlético Madrid next week as he has targeted a place in the Champions League semi-finals.

We go there not to defend the result but to try and win the game.” We have to go to Madrid now and use the tools at our disposal.” “We will go there to score and try and win again,” Guardiola said.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola called on his players to control their emotions in their Champions League quarter-final return leg at Atletico Madrid ...

All the players start to press a little bit higher," Guardiola said. "There will be a referee there and we have to play our game. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Diego Simeone is the master of shutting out opponents but Pep Guardiola beat him at his own game. Watch highlights of Man City 1-0 Atletico Madrid here.

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With a monumental Premier League clash this weekend that could decide the league title, both sides made it through midweek Champions League victories ...

That would mean no room for Nathan Ake, who started both against Burnley and again against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. It's likely that Jack Grealish retakes his place on the left wing, while Phil Foden comes back in at striker and Raheem Sterling slides over to the right, which is the same configuration used against Burnley last weekend. Gundogan has played fewer minutes over the past few months, as Pep seems to be slowly phasing the German international out. Zinchenko has struggled to find time in the Man City lineup, but could be a rested option on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's biggest decision comes up front, as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both came off on the hour mark against Benfica, but have displayed tired legs over the past few weeks as the minutes mount for both club and country. For Man City, Oleksandar Zinchenko was benched for the entire match, with Nathan Ake brought in to play left back.

Kevin De Bruyne has scored the only goal to give Manchester City a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

“The way we played was good because we didn’t give anything away,” De Bruyne said. “They played almost five at the back and five in midfield, it is very hard to find the spaces.” “We knew it was going to be pretty tough to create some opportunities,” De Bruyne said. It was good that we took one.” Antoine Griezmann wasted one opening with a poor pass and Marcos Llorente chipped tamely at goalkeeper Ederson from another. After a tight 70 minutes, City finally found its way through Atletico’s tough rearguard helped by Phil Foden’s vision.

(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola called on his players to control their emotions in their Champions League quarter-final return leg a...

“There will be a referee there and we have to play our game. All the players start to press a little bit higher,” Guardiola said. “We have to control our emotions and do what we have to do,” Guardiola told reporters after Tuesday’s game.

With a monumental Premier League clash this weekend that could decide the league title, both sides made it through midweek Champions League victories ...

That would mean no room for Nathan Ake, who started both against Burnley and again against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. It's likely that Jack Grealish retakes his place on the left wing, while Phil Foden comes back in at striker and Raheem Sterling slides over to the right, which is the same configuration used against Burnley last weekend. Gundogan has played fewer minutes over the past few months, as Pep seems to be slowly phasing the German international out. Zinchenko has struggled to find time in the Man City lineup, but could be a rested option on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's biggest decision comes up front, as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both came off on the hour mark against Benfica, but have displayed tired legs over the past few weeks as the minutes mount for both club and country. For Man City, Oleksandar Zinchenko was benched for the entire match, with Nathan Ake brought in to play left back.