Premier League protecting champions Manchester Town will face Los angeles Liga protecting Champions Atletico de Madrid within the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League on the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
Manchester Town completed runners-up within the UEFA Champions League final season, dropping to Chelsea within the last. Over time, they’ve been knocked out within the final 16 and quarter last levels. In 2020, they have been knocked out by way of Lyon.
Atletico de Madrid have reached the general of the UEFA Champions League two times within the final ten years, within the 2013-14 season, and the 2015-16 season, dropping each to opponents Actual Madrid.
Guy Town supervisor Pep Guardiola stated in his press convention forward of the sport that he has a tendency to “overthink” within the Champions League.
“Within the Champions League I at all times overthink — new techniques, day after today you’ll see a brand new one. I overthink so much, that is why I’ve excellent ends up in the Champions League,” Guardiola informed newshounds on Monday.
Guardiola hinted at taking part in “implausible techniques” within the first leg, and stated that it might be dull to play the similar approach at all times.
“It will be dull if I at all times performed the similar approach. If other folks assume I play the similar in opposition to Atletico and Liverpool, I do not like (that).
“The actions are other, the gamers are all other with other personalities. That is why I overthink and create silly techniques. This night I take inspiration and I will (get a hold of) implausible techniques day after today (on Tuesday).”
Atletico de Madrid is understood to be defensive of their taste of play, sitting again and letting the opposition have the ball, Guardiola was once all reward for Atletico de Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone, announcing that his techniques are “extra offensive than other folks imagine”, and feature a large number of high quality within the last 3rd.
“It is extra offensive than other folks imagine, he does not need to take a chance within the build-up however they’ve high quality within the last 3rd,” Guardiola stated.
“When the ball is in our part, how aggressive they’re, is dependent upon the location and motion — they know precisely find out how to play. Within the moments of the sport, those eventualities, they’re in reality just right.”
