Manchester City host Atletico Madrid tonight in their heavyweight Champions League clash.
Diego Simeone has already enjoyed one fruitful trip to Manchester in this edition of the tournament and now heads to the Etihad Stadium for the first leg of a quarter-final tie.
Atletico hit four goals past Alaves on Saturday night to go into the game on a run of seven wins in their last eight, although a defence of their LaLiga title appears to be beyond them with rivals Real Madrid 12 points clear at the summit with only eight matches left to play.
Last year’s losing finalists City, meanwhile, maintained their one-point Premier League title advantage with a routine win over Burnley.
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Billed as a clash of styles, Pep Guardiola has already hit back at the “stupid debate” over the two clubs’ tactics ahead of the game.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off time tonight, Tuesday April 5, 2022.
The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host the first-leg match.
Where to watch Man City vs Atletico Madrid
TV channel: Tonight’s match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage beginning at 7pm.
Live stream: Subscribers will also be able to watch the game online via the BT Sport website or app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action tonight via Standard Sport’s live match blog.
Man City vs Atletico Madrid team news
Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling
Subs: Steffen, Carson, Jesus, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Foden, Egan-Riley, Mbete
Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak, Lodi, Renildo, Felipe, Savic, Vrsaljko, Kondogbia, Koke, Llorente, Griezmann, Felix.
Subs: Lecomte, Christian, Wass, Hermoso, Ibra, Paul, Lemar, Serrano, Suarez, Correa, Cunha
Man City vs Atletico Madrid prediction
This is a truly fascinating match-up between two coaches who often have very different ideas about how to play the game. Simeone’s style could dampen City but the English champions should have enough to secure a first-leg advantage.
Man City to win, 2-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This is the first competitive meeting between the two teams.
