Man City vs Atlético Madrid prediction and odds: Diego Simeone's in-form side might offer more resistance than the odds imply

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Man City are on track to break their Champions League hoodoo but the tournament favourites might not find it as easy to overcome an in-form Atlético Madrid side as the prices suggest.

Regarded by many as the best club side in the world right now, Pep Guardiola's side are naturally expected to progress, as odds of 1/4 with Betfred to qualify for the semi-finals indicate. Atlético are 3/1.

City have reached the quarter-final stage for five successive seasons but they have failed at this hurdle in three of the last four seasons despite being favourites to progress on each occasion.

The obvious upside is that City could hardly come into this fixture in better form, both domestically and in Europe. The Premier League champions have lost just one of their last 21 matches in all competitions and they barely turned a hair in winning 2-0 at Burnley at the weekend.

However, for all their dominance this season, City haven't exactly been bombproof defensively in Europe this term.

They have already conceded ten goals in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League, five more than in their 13 games in last season's competition, although they have kept clean sheets in their last two matches, their first shut-outs of the European campaign.

RB Leipzig, who sit fourth in the Bundesliga this term, scored three at the Etihad earlier this season and City's prospects of progressing would be dealt a major blow if they conceded at the Etihad on Tuesday.

However, keeping Atlético at bay isn't going to be easy - Diego Simeone's side are arguably in better form now than at any point this season.

The La Liga champions have won their last six matches,