This season is the fourth time Atlético Madrid have lost the main leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout tie away from home - Diego Simeone's side have advanced on two of the three past events, in any case, taking out Barcelona in 2015-16 (3-2 on total) and Bayer Leverkusen in 2014-15 (1-1 on total, advancing in a penalty shootout).
This will be Manchester City's first every away game against Atlético Madrid in European contest - the Citizens have won only three of their past 11 away games against Spanish rivals (D1 L7), but one of those came on their latest such outing under Pep Guardiola (2-1 v Real Madrid in February 2020).
After a run of nine triumphs in 10 home games between November 2017 and October 2020, Atlético Madrid are winless in their last seven home games in the UEFA Champions League (D4 L3) - their last success in the opposition on home soil came in October 2020 (3-2 v RB Salzburg).
Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola has confronted Atletico Madrid away from home on six past events as a director (W3 D3), with the latest of those being a 0-1 loss in the UEFA Champions League while accountable for Bayern Munich in 2015-16. This will be Guardiola's first away game at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Atlético Madrid neglected to endeavor a shot in the primary leg against Manchester City. Starting around 2003-04, the least shots recorded by a group across two legs of a UEFA Champions League knockout tie is four, by Shakhtar Donetsk against Bayern Munich in 2014-15. The main group to have neglected to keep a shot on track across two legs in this period was Deportivo La Coruña in the 2003-04 semi-finals against FC Porto.
This will be Manchester City's 100th game in the UEFA Champions League - the Citizens have won 55 of their initial 99, which is now the most by an English side during a time of games in the opposition. In general, just Real Madrid have won a greater amount of their initial 100 games in the UEFA Champions League (57).
Atlético Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has scored 29 goals in his profession in the UEFA Champions League - would it be advisable for him he score in this game, he would surpass David Trezeguet (29) for the fourth-most goals by a French player in the opposition, following just Karim Benzema (82, as of the primary leg), Thierry Henry (50) and Kylian Mbappé (33).
Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez has scored six goals across his last six away games in the UEFA Champions League. The Algerian has scored in three continuous away games in the knockout phases of the opposition; would it be advisable for him he score in this match, just Cristiano Ronaldo will have scored in more such games sequentially (6 - 2013-2015).
Antoine Griezmann has been straightforwardly engaged with 67% of Atlético Madrid's goals in the UEFA Champions League this season (6/9 - four goals, two helps); the most noteworthy proportion of any player for his group among the eight quarter-finalists in 2021-22.
João Cancelo has been straightforwardly associated with five goals for Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League this season (two goals, three helps); the joint-generally by a full back in one of Pep Guardiola's groups in a solitary mission in the opposition, alongside Dani Alves in 2010-11 (likewise two goals, three helps).
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