The second round of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester City and Atletico was described by “Marca” as a game of “snipe and clam fighting for a fisherman’s profit”. “Marca” said that Real Madrid can lie on the sofa and calmly witness which team will become their opponent in the semi-final.
Although Manchester City finally eliminated Atletico Madrid with a 1-0 aggregate score, the price paid by the Blue Moon Legion was also extremely painful, and many players faced the possibility of not being able to play in the first leg against Real Madrid.
The first is Cancelo, one of Manchester City’s attacking killers. “Marca” pointed out that due to being shown a yellow card in the game, Cancelo will be suspended in the first leg at home against Real Madrid, and the Portuguese is a player who will definitely be absent. “Marca” said that Cancelo is an important member of Guardiola’s team, and Guardiola had to think carefully about how to make up for this vacancy when facing Ancelotti’s team.
In this game, Manchester City also had two reductions due to injuries. The biggest headache for Guardiola is definitely De Bruyne’s injury. The Belgian midfielder left the field due to injury in the 65th minute. De Bruyne signaled to the bench at the time that his injury was not a minor problem, and Sterling was ordered to take his place at the critical moment. And then there’s Walker on the defensive line. During one collision, Walker sprained his ankle and couldn’t hold on for a few minutes before being replaced.
“Marca” said that there are doubts about whether the above two players can play in Real Madrid. The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals will be played on April 26 and 27 local time, only two weeks away.
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