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Winner of the first leg at the Etihad Stadium (1-0) thanks to a goal from Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City finds Atletico Madrid this Wednesday at the Wanda Metropolitano, from 9 p.m., in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League .
Leaders of the Premier League with a point lead over Liverpool, the Citizens are aiming for a new presence in the last four of the competition. For this second round, Josep Guardiola notes the return to the squad of Portuguese central defender Ruben Dias, recovered from a tendon injury. Gabriel Jesus is suspended. In the ranks of Diego Simeone’s Colchoneros, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco returns after missing the first leg. On the other hand, the club of the capital is deprived of the services of José Maria Gimenez and Hector Herrera.
Both clubs have released their respective starting XIs. Atletico Madrid will evolve in 5-3-2 with the tenures of Geoffrey Kondogbia, Thomas Lemar and Antoine Griezmann, supported at the forefront by Joao Félix. On the side of Manchester City, Josep Guardiola makes only two changes compared to the team against Liverpool (2-2). Ilkay Gündogan and Riyad Mahrez are lined up from the start.
The official lineups
The official line-up of Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Llorente, Savic, Felipe, Reinildo, Lodi – Koke, Kondogbia, Lemar – Felix, Griezmann.
The official line-up of Manchester City: Ederson-Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo-Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo-Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden.
