Mercredi soir, l’ Atletico Madrid accueille Manchester City à l’Estadio Wanda Metropolitano pour le match retour de son quart de finale de Ligue des champions.
Les deux équipes se sont rencontrées au stade Etihad il y a une semaine et un seul but de Kevin De Bruyne a fait la différence entre les deux équipes dans la soirée.
Because what was left – 12 minutes of play – was far different to what we’d seen in the previous 20, with Atleti pressing hard and creating chances, Simeone making daring changes, Guardiola the opposite, and City all over the place. A goal seemed to be coming for the home side. The stoppage was disastrous for Atlético, who were now nervous while City found their escape route cynically employing all the old tricks to stop the game being played. A remake of the worst tactics of Estudiantes de la Plata in the sixties. Not a hint of the football of violins played by angels associated with Guardiola. It was a case of getting to shore by any means necessary.
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