Match details:

UEFA Champions League, 2021-22
Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester City
Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
Date. April 14, 2022
Kick-off: 12:30 am IST

Preview:

Atletico Madrid will face off with Manchester City in the second-leg quarterfinal game of the UEFA Champions League at Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid in Spain. In the last first leg quarterfinal encounter of the Champions League, Atletico Madrid faced a 1-0 defeat against Manchester City. Atletico Madrid also faced a 1-0 defeat against RCD Mallorca in the last encounter of La Liga. On the other hand, Manchester City managed to play a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the last Premier League game.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, Manchester City are the clear favourites to secure a win in this encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Head to Head record:

Atletico Madrid: 0
Manchester City: 1
Draw: 0

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Atletico Madrid:

Hector Herrera (Injured), Jose Gimenez (Doubtful)

Manchester City:

Ruben Dias (Injured), Cole Palmer (Injured), Gabriel Jesus

Probable starting line-up:

Atletico Madrid(3-5-2):

Jan Oblak, Reinildo, Felipe, Stefan Savic, Renan Lodi, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Koke, Sime Vrsaljko, Marcos Llorente, Joao Felix, Angel Correa

Manchester City(4-3-3):

Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish

Top picks:

Riyad Mahrez: Manchester Citys attacking forward has scored 6 goals along with an assist in the Champions League this season. He has also scored 10 goals and claimed 4 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 3.3 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 87. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Phil Foden: Manchester Citys attacking forward has scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 7 goals along with 3 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.6 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 80. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Joao Felix: Atletico Madrids attacking forward has scored a goal and an assist in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 8 goals and provided 4 assists in the La Liga this season. He has an average of 1.3 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 83. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Angel Correa: Atletico Madrids attacking forward has scored a goal in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 11 goals and claimed 5 assists in the La Liga this season. He has an average of 0.9 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 78. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Joao Felix, Angel Correa

Score prediction for the Small League:

Atletico Madrid(1-3)Manchester City

Team combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.