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Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Three key battles facing Man City in Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid

Manchester City are halfway through a tough run of four fixtures in 11 days, but they have no time to sit back and reflect on their achievements so far.

Pep Guardiola's side drew 2-2 with Liverpool on Sunday, five days after they defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. On Wednesday they will take on Atletico in the second leg in Madrid, hoping to keep up their good form and reach the last four for a second consecutive season.

The first leg panned out as many expected; City dominated possession of the ball while Atletico sat deep, with Kevin De Bruyne eventually finding a way through for a patient City. The same may happen for part of the game at the Wanda Metropolitano, although there will still be some key battles for Guardiola to consider ahead of kick-off.

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