On Wednesday night, Atletico Madrid welcome Manchester City to the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The two teams met at the Etihad Stadium one week ago and a lone goal from Kevin De Bruyne was the difference between the two sides on the night.
Atletico Madrid go into the game 1-0 behind after a highly criticised defensive display in Manchester, though City come into the game off the back of a pulsating draw against Liverpool. Stay with us here on the live blog for all the pre-match build-up and then minute-by-minute updates from Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City LIVE SCORE: 0-0 (0-1 agg.)
This is the very beginning of our Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City live blog, as we bring you all the updates from this Wednesday evening meeting at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
Atletico Madrid fans welcome their team into emphatic atmosphere
Even with kick-off over an hour away, Atletico Madrid’s fans are in place around the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, and they have created a quite wonderful atmosphere, welcoming their own team as heroes amidst a backdrop of red smoke.
Atletico Madrid vs Man City – Official Line ups
Diego Simeone has once again set his team up to frustrate Manchester City and defend with solid banks of five, although there is a spot in the XI for Thomas Lemar. The Frenchman will bring additional energy next to Koke, and could prevent the veteran Spaniard being substituted later in the game, which is what turned the first-leg in Manchester City’s favour. Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, has returned Phil Foden to his starting XI, with the English playmaker having made the difference last week.
Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Llorente, Savic, Felipe, Reinildo; Lemar, Kondogbia, Koke, Lodi; Griezmann, Joao Felix.
Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Gundogan, Foden.
Atletico Madrid vs Man City predicted line-ups
Atletico Madrid’s predicted line-up (3-5-2): Jan Oblak; Stefan Savic, Felipe, Reinildo; Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Koke, Renan Lodi; Antoine Griezmann, Joao Felix.
Manchester City’s predicted line-up (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Joao Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling.
When does Atletico Madrid vs Man City start?
This Wednesday’s match between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City kicks off at 21:00 CEST, the local time in Spain. This is 20:00 BST kick-off for UK viewers and for those living in the USA, you can tune in at 15:00 ET and 12:00 PT.
Where to watch Atletico Madrid vs Man City
For those living in the USA, you can watch the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City on FuboTV and Paramount +. For those living in the UK, the match will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate.
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