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After defeating one Manchester-based team this season, Atletico Madrid travels to the Etihad on Tuesday night to face Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
In the last 16, Pep Guardiola's side defeated Sporting Lisbon 5-0 on aggregate, while the La Liga champions defeated the Red Devils 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, did not mince words following Kyle Walker's "stupid" red card in the group stage against RB Leipzig, with the right-back serving the final game of a three-match ban on Tuesday night.
The hosting manager's defensive quandary is exacerbated by Ruben Dias' hamstring injury, which keeps him out for a little while longer, though John Stones is available and made the bench at Burnley after withdrawing from England duty as a precaution.
Youngster Guardiola's only other injury concern is Cole Palmer (ankle), who started Mahrez and Silva on the bench against Burnley but may now opt to bring the attacking duo back into a rotated XI.
Atletico Madrid attacker Yannick Carrasco joins City in serving the final match of a lengthy European suspension this week, but Koke and Angel Correa have returned from domestic bans.
With the duo's returns, the visitors' only absentee for the first leg is MLS-bound Hector Herrera, with Renan Lodi and Rodrigo De Paul both fit enough for 45 minutes apiece at the weekend after returning from international duty in South America.
Luis Suarez came off the bench to score a 15-minute brace against Alaves and has provided Simeone with food for thought in the final third, but Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann may continue to work together for the time being.
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