Manchester City will play at home against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the 1/4 finals of the Champions League. The meeting will take place on April 5, starting at 22:00 Moscow time. “Manchester City” – “Atletico”: forecastbet, odds, statistics.
Manchester City
Manchester City in the 1/8 finals, as expected, went through the Lisbon Sporting without any problems.
Everything was decided in the first match. Manchester City smeared the Portuguese on their own field with a score of 5:0. In the second leg Josep Guardiola played far from the main team, thanks to which Sporting managed to achieve a draw – 0:0.
Last Saturday, Man City scored a landslide victory over Burnley (2:0), which allowed them to maintain their leadership in the Premier League.
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It is noteworthy that over the past three months, Man City have conceded more than one goal in only one match. In February, the “townspeople” unexpectedly lost at home to “Tottenham” with a score of 2:3. Since then, Guardiola’s side have only conceded two goals.
The only serious loss for Manchester City in the upcoming match will be Ruben Dias. The Portuguese defender will not play in the near future due to injury.
Atletico
Atlético, meanwhile, stopped Manchester United in the Champions League round of 16.
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Despite the fact that both matches turned out to be as tense and nervous as possible, the Madrid club really was better – both at home and away.
The match in Madrid ended in a 1-1 draw, while at Old Trafford Atletico won with a score of 1:0.
Manchester United field match Diego Simeone named the best for Atlético this season. It was not at all spectacular, but on the other hand it was very reliable and disciplined – this is exactly the kind of football the coach of the “mattress” needs.
The other day, Atlético defeated Alaves at home – 4:1. Simeone’s team won the sixth victory in a row. This is the first time this has happened to her since 2018.
Forecast and rate
You can bet on Manchester City in this match for 1.40draw bookmakers offer for 5.00and the victory of “Atletico” – for 9.00.
Forecast: it will be a meeting of two completely opposite football styles – attacking Man City against Atlético, striving for maximum discipline.
The scenario of the upcoming match is easy to predict. Away, Atlético will try to concede as little as possible, but at the same time, the hosts should not forget about the opponent’s counterattacks.
Bid – both teams to score 2.11. It’s true that City rarely make mistakes in defense, but Atlético are quite capable of responding with at least one goal.
You can also consider bet both teams will score + match total over 2.5 per 2.59.