The Rojiblancos will host their English rivals who are carrying a slight advantage from the first leg duel
Atletico Madrid and Manchester City will clash in the Champions League quarter-final second-leg duel on Wednesday at Wanda Metropolitano.
This is the fourth meeting between the respective managers of the two clubs – Pep Guardiola (W2) and Diego Simeone (W1).
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City Latest Odds
Atletico Madrid are tipped to win the encounter at (5.08) with BetKing.
Manchester City have won three of their four meetings with Spanish clubs in the Champions League, and a further win in Madrid is valued at (1.81).
A draw at full-time between the sides is considered to occur at (3.69).
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City Team News
The hosts will have Yannick Carrasco back from the suspension that ruled him out of the first-leg encounter in which they lost 1-0 at the Etihad. However, Hector Herrera and Jose Gimenez remain sidelined.
On the other hand, Guardiola will have to draft his starting XI without both Ruben Dias and Cole Palmer as the two are struggling with hamstring and foot problems, respectively.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City Preview
Atletico Madrid will be the first side to face both Manchester United and Manchester City in the knockout stages of a European competition in a season since Juventus in the 1976-77 Uefa Cup – the Italian side would go on to progress from both of those ties, before winning the competition overall that season.
Manchester City have only lost one of their last nine Champions League games beyond the group stage (W7 D1), with that defeat coming against Chelsea in last season’s final. Indeed, since Guardiola’s first season in 2016-17, the Citizens have the highest win percentage of any team in the competition in non-group stage games (64% – 14/22).
Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side eliminated Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the 2015-16 Uefa Champions League (2-2 on aggregate), progressing on away goals. Across the two legs, Atletico averaged just 27% possession and scored their two goals from 18 shots, while Bayern netted the same number of goals from 53 attempts.
Kevin De Bruyne could make his 50th Champions League appearance for Manchester City (currently on 49). Since his first season at the club in 2015-16, he has made more assists than any other player for an English club (17) in the competition.
Antoine Griezmann is Atletico Madrid’s top scorer in the Champions League, with 25 goals in 55 appearances. The Frenchman has been directly involved in six goals in his last six games in the competition, scoring four times and providing two assists.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City Tips and Predictions
In the last five games, Manchester City have scored nine goals, have conceded three, and kept three clean sheets. The hosts have scored six, conceded three, and kept two clean sheets in the same number of games. Punters can take an offer of under 2.5 goals at (1.75) with BetKing.
Under 2.5 goals at (1.75) with BetKing.
Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.
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