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Champions League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg
Apr 5, 2022 at 8pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
1 - 0
Atletico

De Bruyne (70')
Jesus (85'), Ederson (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-0)

De Paul (69'), Correa (83'), Vrsaljko (90+2')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Atletico Madrid could line up for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

Last Six:
Last Game: Man City 3-2 Aston Villa
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League
Next Game: Liverpool vs. Man City
Saturday, July 30 at 5pm in Community Shield

Atletico Madrid

Last Six:
Last Game: Real Sociedad 1-2 Atletico
Sunday, May 22 at 9pm in La Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 50.01%. A win for Atletico Madrid had a probability of 28.66% and a draw had a probability of 21.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.14%) and 2-0 (5.93%). The likeliest Atletico Madrid win was 1-2 (6.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawAtletico Madrid
50.01%21.33%28.66%
Both teams to score 68%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.1%30.9%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.73%52.27%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.09%12.91%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.67%39.33%
Atletico Madrid Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.07%21.93%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.8%55.2%
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 50.01%
    Atletico Madrid 28.66%
    Draw 21.33%
Manchester CityDrawAtletico Madrid
2-1 @ 9%
3-1 @ 6.14%
2-0 @ 5.93%
1-0 @ 5.79%
3-2 @ 4.66%
3-0 @ 4.05%
4-1 @ 3.15%
4-2 @ 2.39%
4-0 @ 2.07%
5-1 @ 1.29%
4-3 @ 1.21%
5-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 3.36%
Total : 50.01%
1-1 @ 8.79%
2-2 @ 6.83%
0-0 @ 2.83%
3-3 @ 2.36%
Other @ 0.52%
Total : 21.33%
1-2 @ 6.67%
0-1 @ 4.29%
2-3 @ 3.45%
1-3 @ 3.37%
0-2 @ 3.26%
0-3 @ 1.65%
2-4 @ 1.31%
1-4 @ 1.28%
Other @ 3.37%
Total : 28.66%

How you voted: Man City vs Atletico

Manchester City
64.1%
Draw
19.6%
Atletico Madrid
16.3%
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Build-up
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their first goal on March 6, 2022
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Manchester City have three players who are just one booking away from a suspension heading into the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Atletico Madrid.
Apr 5, 12:14
 Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring their fifth goal before it is disallowed after a VAR review on February 15, 2022
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Apr 4, 12:47
 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts on March 20, 2022
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Apr 4, 12:15
 Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez pictured in August 2020
Atletico Madrid's Jose Gimenez to miss Champions League tie with Manchester City
Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez does not make the squad for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg with Manchester City due to injury.
Apr 4, 11:20
 Atletico Madrid's Renan Lodi celebrates scoring their first goal with Reinildo Mandava and Koke on March 15, 2022
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Apr 3, 22:44
 Manchester City's Kyle Walker walks off the pitch dejected after he was shown a red card on December 7, 2021
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Apr 3, 07:36
 Manchester City's Ruben Dias pictured on August 15, 2021
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