Manchester City 1-0 Atlético Madrid: Kevin de Bruyne goal gives hosts a slender lead

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Kevin de Bruyne's second-half goal gave Manchester City victory as they overcame Atletico Madrid's typically fierce resistance in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Etihad Stadium.

Diego Simeone's side performed with their trademark defensive discipline, restricting City to very few opportunities until De Bruyne pounced to make the breakthrough with 20 minutes left.

Phil Foden, on as a substitute, produced the moment of magic to unlock Atletico with a perfect pass through the legs of Reinildo for De Bruyne to slot past goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

It was the decisive moment in the tightest of games but City manager Pep Guardiola's wild celebration illustrated just how much it means to take a lead, even if slender, to Madrid for the second leg on 13 April.

More to follow.

Player of the match

AkéNathan Aké

with an average of 7.34

Manchester City

Squad number6Player nameAké
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number7Player nameSterling

Atlético Madrid

Squad number13Player nameOblak
Squad number7Player nameJoão Félix
Squad number14Player nameMarcos Llorente
Squad number6Player nameKoke
Squad number8Player nameGriezmann
Squad number23Player nameReinildo
Squad number18Player nameFelipe
Squad number4Player nameKondogbia
Squad number12Player nameRenan Lodi
Squad number15Player nameSavic
Squad number24Player nameVrsaljko
Squad number5Player namede Paul
Squad number10Player nameCorrea
Squad number19Player nameMatheus Cunha
Squad number11Player nameLemar

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 4-3-3

31EdersonBooked at 90mins
27Cancelo
5Stones
14Laporte
6Aké
17De Bruyne
16Rodri
8GündoganSubstituted forGrealishat 68'minutes
26MahrezSubstituted forFodenat 68'minutes
20Bernardo Silva
7SterlingSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 68'minutesBooked at 85mins

Substitutes

9Gabriel Jesus
10Grealish
11Zinchenko
13Steffen
25Fernandinho
33Carson
47Foden
56Egan-Riley
79Mbete

Atl Madrid

Formation 5-3-2

13Oblak
24VrsaljkoBooked at 90mins
15Savic
18Felipe
23Mandava
12Lodi dos Santos
14LlorenteSubstituted forSantos Carneiro Da Cunhaat 60'minutes
6KokeSubstituted forde Paulat 60'minutesBooked at 69mins
4Kondogbia
8GriezmannSubstituted forCorreaat 60'minutesBooked at 83mins
7SequeiraSubstituted forLemarat 81'minutes

Substitutes

1Lecomte
5de Paul
9Suárez
10Correa
11Lemar
17Wass
19Santos Carneiro Da Cunha
22Hermoso
26Serrano Martínez
31Gómez
47Cámara Silva

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid).
Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo.
Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid).
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces João Félix.
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.