Atletico Madrid 'among the few teams in Europe who can beat Manchester City' - Inside Europe

Atletico Madrid travel to the Etihad Stadium ahead of a daunting Champions League quarter-final first leg tie against Manchester City. The reigning Premier League champions look determined to make up for their defeat in last year’s final and are currently the bookies favourites to take the big prize. Ad/> However, Diego Simone’s team are no strangers to the underdog tag in this competition.

In fact, it is something they relish and know that pulling off an upset certainly isn’t beyond them as the likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Liverpool can attest to in recent years. Champions LeagueAtletico’s Gimenez to miss quarter-final first leg against Man City2 HOURS AGO City boss Pep Guardiola often had the better of Atleti during his time with Barcelona in La Liga but likely won’t forget being eliminated by Simeone’s side as Bayern boss in the 2016 semi-final. Eurosport Spain’s Felix Martin breaks down exactly how they are approaching this equally huge encounter as they eye a place in the final four for the first time since 2017.

Atleti are in fine form, has Diego Simeone figured out his best team? Who are the key players? Who will start upfront? The key to Simeone's team right now is the confidence that he has given to Joao Félix. He is a different player and he can become one of the best players in Europe if he feels like he is important. The result of the confidence he has been feeling is that he has scored 6 goals (including in the previous round against Manchester United) and provided 2 assists in the last month.