'He can decide a game in a moment' - the view from Madrid on Man City's Champions League duel vs Atletico

Manchester City will continue their Champions League quest next week when they face Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Pep Guardiola's side will host the 2014 and 2016 finalists in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday April 5, before travelling to Madrid for the return fixture on Wednesday 13th. Diego Simeone's side come into the tie off the back of dumping Manchester United out of the competition, and are sure to give the Blues a tough test both home and away.

To get the opposition view on what has the potential to be a classic Champions League tie, the Manchester Evening News spoke to journalists and Atletico supporters Sam Leveridge and Carla Fernandez.

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1) How has Atletico Madrid's season been so far?

Sam: It's been very mixed. After winning LaLiga last season and strengthening in the summer, most expected Atleti to be looking to defend their title and instead they've been trying to cling onto top four. Injuries and a bit of an identity crisis meant that several key players look a shadow of their former selves, including the likes of Luis Suárez, Marcos Llorente and Jan Oblak.

Carla: Defence has probably been our Achilles heel this season, which is not very characteristic of Diego Simeone teams. But it's been getting better.

2) How are Atleti likely to approach the two games?

Sam: Very much like they approached the two legs against Manchester United. Secure defending first of all, and then looking to frustrate the opposition. Atleti know they won't be able to dominate a game in the way that they did against United in the first leg, and so it'll be all about the counter-attack.

Carla: It’s highly likely