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 20:47 · Dylan Terry]

HT: Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

Half-time: No added time at the end of the first half. That tells you all you need to know really. Barely anything happened. At all.

Atletico Madrid will be very content. Manchester City with some thinking to do.

[5 April 2022 20:46 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

45 mins: Still no shots on target in the match.

[5 April 2022 20:44 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

44 mins: Silva tries to create something but a swarm of red and white shirts are surrounding him in an instant. He goes down but the referee is having none of that.

Stones tries his luck from 25 yards... that’s never going to trouble Oblak as it sails over the bar. A sign of frustration?

The camera cuts to Foden and Grealish on the bench.

[5 April 2022 20:42 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

42 mins: De Bruyne appeals for a penalty after going down in between two Atletico Madrid defenders inside the box. Felipe did make contact but De Bruyne ran into him more than the other way around. The ball had also already gone.

Atletico beginning to time waste at the end of the first half (in the first leg!)

[5 April 2022 20:41 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

40 mins: Cancelo and De Bruyne with a bit of a mix-up as the Belgian makes a pass when his teammate has already run elsewhere. But such is the amount of time City have on the ball they can pick it back up instantly without an Atleti challenge.

De Bruyne then sends another cross straight into the arms of Oblak.

[5 April 2022 20:39 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

38 mins: Mahrez slides a nice through ball into Cancelo on the right of the penalty area but his low cross is gathered by Oblak.

Rodri then tries a similar pass into Cancelo but there’s a little too much on that one.

Manchester City need to try and contain their frustrations.

Atletico have a rare foray forward but the pass from Vrsaljko is too early as Llorente fails to get himself back onside.

[5 April 2022 20:36 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

36 mins: Five attempts for Manchester City to none for Atletico. But we are yet to have a shot on target. The possession stats are 71-29. I’ll let you work out who has what.

Hint: City are on the attack again.

[5 April 2022 20:34 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

34 mins: Nothing going for Atletico at the moment. A high ball clearly comes off Ake but the assistant referee gives Manchester City the throw much to the bemusement of Llorente.

Atletico eventually defuse the City pressure as Felix draws a foul from De Bruyne.

[5 April 2022 20:33 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

How to break them down?

(AFP via Getty Images)

[5 April 2022 20:32 · Dylan Terry]

Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

32 mins: De Bruyne’s corner fails to beat Felix at the near post. De Bruyne then sends another cross in but it’s too close to Oblak.

City immediately have the ball back once more though. Attack vs defence.