Atletico title hopes hit by shock loss to Mallorca
Spanish champions Atletico Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss at lowly Mallorca on Saturday to end their six-game winning streak in LaLiga.
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Champions League | Wycombe o Fulham, más 'valientes' que el Atlético en el Etihad
Desde que saltó al terreno de juego y el árbitro indicó el inicio del partido, el Atlético de Madrid lo tuvo muy claro. Jugarle de tú a tú al Manchester City, en su casa, podría suponer que los 90 minutos reglamentarios restantes del Wanda Metropolitano se convirtieran en un mero trámite para el equipo de Pep Guardiola. Dos líneas muy juntas de cinco jugadores por delante de Jan Oblak y los contragolpes como principal, y casi único, recurso ofensivo para hacerle daño a una adelantada zaga Citizen fue lo que propuso el conjunto colchonero en el partido de ida de los cuartos de final de la Champions League. Y a punto estuvo de salirse con la suya el Cholo Simeone para sacar un resultado positivo del Etihad Stadium, si no fuera porque Phil Foden saltó al terreno de juego para revolucionar el partido y asistir a Kevin De Bruyne en el definitivo 1-0.
Atletico Madrid players explain ultra-defensive tactics vs Man City and make second-leg promise
Atletico Madrid players Jan Oblak and Stefan Savic insist their side are happy with their performance against Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
Simeone remains upbeat about Atletico's chances
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was happy with his side's defending in Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat at Manchester City but said they must get a bigger share of possession in the return leg if they are to advance.
Manchester City v Atletico player ratings: De Bruyne 8, Foden 8; Griezmann 6, Llorente 5
Manchester City took a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.
Atletico must have more possession in return leg against Man City: Simeone
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was happy with his side's defending in Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat at Manchester City but said they must get a bigger share of possession in the return leg if they are to advance.
Clinical De Bruyne gives Man City 1-0 lead for Atletico trip
MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City have a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
No ‘stupid tactics’, just brilliance from Pep and Phil
Oh how we laughed at Pep Guardiola over-thinking his tactics in the Champions League, even ranking the scale of his daftness after he bristled at questions in a pre-match press conference, leaning into the criticism with talk of “stupid tactics” and ending his one-man stand-up show with the threat to play 12 players against Atletico Madrid.