Atletico – Manchester City: prediction for the return UCL game

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Atlético last week tried to hold a master class in defensive football on the Man City pitch. And they almost made it. Diego Simeone’s team lost at the Etihad with a score of 0:1. The opponent took advantage of, in fact, the only mistake in the whole game of the defence of the Madrid club.

However, another fact is that Atlético played anti-football, as evidenced by the fact that in 90 minutes, the Mattresses didn’t have a shot on target. There was not even an attempt to strike a goal. Simeone confirmed after the game that the team acted clearly according to his plan – only to defend. And it almost worked; at least, Atlético managed to keep the intrigue ahead of the second leg. Find out more football matches predictions as we always choose the most exciting matches for your attention.

For Manchester City, the first match was a real torment. Despite the constant control, it was not easy to approach the Atlético goal. Madrid’s team lined up two lines of defence with five men each, and in such a situation, Manchester City had almost no opportunity to carry out positional attacks effectively.

But Josep Guardiola still managed to surprise Simeone. The key was the appearance of Phil Foden on the field. Fast and incredibly nimble Englishman just a minute later assisted Kevin De Bruyne, who scored the only goal. Last Sunday, Man City had a tough match against Liverpool. The meeting ended in a 2-2 draw, but Guardiola’s team were noticeably better – Liverpool was lucky that they only conceded two goals.

Read more: Liverpool – Benfica: prediction for the return UCL game.

We are more inclined to the fact that the game will again turn out to be defensive. You can bet on a total of goals over 2.5 for the odds of 2.12.

But in fact, now it may well happen that the teams will score more than two goals. If Simeone’s plan with an almost 100% emphasis on defence for the first match was still at least somehow appropriate, now Atlético must act differently and score at least once.

Read more: Manchester City vs Liverpool: prediction for the EPL match.

In general, in the return game, City will definitely have more space for their attacks and counter-attacks. And accordingly, the champions of England can likely score more than one goal on Atletico’s field. Oddly enough, it would be very logical. So, our first recommendation is taking Manchester City’s individual total of goals over 1.5 for the odds of 1.95.

If Man City scores first, it will force Atlético to open up and take risks. And in such a situation, there is every reason to believe that more than two goals will be scored in the match. So, the second bet is a traditional total of goals over 2.5 for the odds of 2.12. To win more with huge bonuses, higher odds, and without risks – visit our betting sites football rankings page. A fresh review of the most reliable offers for Indian bettors will be helpful for you.

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