Ahead of Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final tie against Atletico Madrid, there has been a lot of talk about the differences between the styles of the two teams and coaches.
The narrative is that the two matches will see a clash of completely opposing styles, that Pep Guardiola's brilliant attacking side will tirelessly work to break down the stubborn, anti-football Atletico of Diego Simeone. In reality, as Guardiola said during his pre-match press conference, that stereotype of the LaLiga champions is untrue and unfair; in some ways, City and Atletico are in fact quite similar.
"I'm not going to talk for one second about these stupid debates," Guardiola said of the idea that City play brilliant football and Atletico are just defensive. Thankfully he did go on to speak on the subject.
