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Atletico Madrid vs Man City: Confirmed lineups as Mahrez and Foden start for Citizens

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Pep Guardiola’s men battle it out with Atletico Madrid in a crunch Champions League battle.

Manchester City will face Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. The Citizens are 1-0 ahead on aggregate, thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s winner in the first leg.

The Belgian star will once again play at the heart of City’s defence tonight. Pep Guardiola has made two changes to the lineup that drew 2-2 against Liverpool earlier this week.

Man City captain Ilkay Gundogan returns to the starting XI while Riyad Mahrez starts ahead of Gabriel Jesus up front.

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Atletico Madrid vs Man City: Confirmed lineups

Here are the two side’s starting lineups for the game.

Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak, Lodi, Mandava, Felipe, Savic, Llorente, Lemar, Kondogbia, Koke, Griezmann, Felix.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden.

Atletico starts the game with three changes to the squad that suffered a shock defeat against Mallorca on Saturday. Joao Felix returns to the starting lineup as Diego Simeone benches Luis Suarez. Thomas Lemar starts ahead of Rodrigo de Paul in midfield, while Renan Lodi replaces Yannick Carrasco in Atletico’s lineup.

Let’s see if Simeone’s men can make a comeback against the Citizens at their home stadium.

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