Man City vs Atletico Madrid LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction as De Bruyne nets winner

Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid: Follow all the action as Pep Guardiola’s side take a quarter-final first-leg lead over Diego Simeone’s LaLiga champions

Man City host Atletico in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final (Action Images via Reuters)

The Champions League returned on Tuesday night and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, eventually broke down Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

After being frustrated by the visitors for large swathes of the game, City finally made the breakthrough on 70 minutes as Phil Foden slipped in Kevin De Bruyne who finished expertly beyond Jan Oblak and gave them a lead to take into next week’s second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Both Guardiola and opposite number Diego Simeone have faced heartache in the final of this competition with their current clubs, but City remain the favourites to go the distance this time - even if this is proving to be a huge test for the Cityzens in the last eight.

The winners of this tie will progress to face either Chelsea or Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League, following last month’s draw.

Follow all the reaction as Man City beat Atletico Madrid below:

Man City vs Atletico Madrid

• GOAL! 70’ - De Bruyn finally gives City the lead after Foden pass (1-0)
• HALF-TIME! City dominating possession but unable to break down Atletico defence (0-0)
• Manchester City XI: Ederson; Stones, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo; Rodrigo, Gundogan; Bernardo, Mahrez, De Bruyne; Sterling
• Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Savić, Felipe, Reinildo, Lodi; M. Llorente, Kondogbia, Koke; Griezmann, João Félix

[5 April 2022 21:13 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

58 mins: Getting a bit niggly in here now as Mahrez finds some space and Koke is quick to make the foul. Another Atleti trademark.

The free-kick is taken quick to Sterling and he tries his luck with a low shot across goal which rolls wide.

Three substitutions incoming from Simeone.

[5 April 2022 21:12 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

56 mins: De Bruyne goes for goal this time and Oblak is down to his left smartly to save! He smothers the ball at the second time of asking.

City have a shot on target though!

[5 April 2022 21:11 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

54 mins: Free-kick for Manchester City 30 yards from goal. Is a set-piece their route to breaking the deadlock?

Well, they try something rather cute! De Bruyne plays it short to Gundogan and he lays it off to Mahrez who is then fouled 10 yards closer! Another free-kick. This time it’s 22 yards or so from goal.

[5 April 2022 21:08 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

52 mins: De Bruyne takes it short to Mahrez but Felipe heads clear. Atletico then break again and they have three moving forward! Koke tries to find Llorente with an inch-perfect pass but he had to give it to Felix on the other side! Llorente collects it on the edge of the area but his cross/shot is straight into Ederson’s arms.

A waste. Atletico look a lot more potent already.

[5 April 2022 21:06 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

50 mins: A sign of things to come? The crowd are up and there is already more energy about this second half. That will play into Manchester City’s hands.

The hosts have another corner.

[5 April 2022 21:05 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

48 mins: Best chance of the game for Man City! De Bruyne whips a ball into Gundogan. The German swivels and curls one towards the far corner which Sterling tries to deflect goalbound but it’s wide. Took a nick from an Atletico player and goes out for a corner.

Atletico then suddenly break from the resulting corner! Griezmann sprints clear and there is no one back to cover! He is slowing though and opts to try and find Felix out on the left but gets the pass wrong and it’s out for a throw.

That was a chance for both sides. Better already!

[5 April 2022 21:02 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

47 mins: Oh, hello! Llorente is in behind in the opening few seconds of the second half. He fluffs the finish into the arms of Ederson and then the flag goes up.

It was about 10 yards offside. Ridiculous that play continued.

[5 April 2022 21:01 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

46 mins: Right, the players are back out. And here we go!

[5 April 2022 20:57 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

Second leg to come then. Let’s hope for a little more action.

[5 April 2022 20:53 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

Goalless, yes. But that’s sugar-coating that half of football. Tactically it’s fascinating. But on an aesthetically entertaining level it has not been good.