Man City beat Atletico in Champions League first leg, with Kevin De Bruyne scores a crucial goal 

Man City run out 1-0 winners on the night, and thoroughly deserve to. It could have been 2-0 or 3-0. Phil Foden set up Kevin De Bruyne for a crucial goal as Manchester City beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday night at the Etihad Stadium.
Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal to give Manchester City a 1-0 wins over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday. After a tight 70 minutes, City finally found its way through Atletico's tough rearguard helped by Phil Foden's vision.
The Rojiblancos star expects his old comrade to face a "strange" homecoming when he returns to Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, April 13th.
The two-game winning streak hopes to encounter Real Madrid or Chelsea in the semi-finals, and it will undoubtedly be a fiery battle.

Manchester City squad was as follows: 
Goalkeepers: Ederson 
Defenders: Stones, Aki, Laporte, Cancelo 
Midfielders: Rodrygo, Gundogan, De Bruyne 
Forwards: Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Sterling.

While the Atletico Madrid line-up was as follows: 
Goalkeepers: Oblak
Defenders: Felipe, Savic, Rinaldo, Renan Lodi, Varsilio 
Midfielders: Llorente, Koke, Kondjubia
Forwards: Joao Felix, Griezmann.


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