Tip Reasoning
Atletico Madrid have won each of their last six games
Atletico won 1-0 at Old Trafford in the last round, their third win in four European trips
Diego Simeone knocked out Bayern Munich in Guardiola’s final season in Germany
Atletico Madrid have won each of their last four away games
City enter vital fortnight
Man City’s treble hopes will be tested over the next two weeks, as they face double headers against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool. The Citizens are going head to head with the Reds for domestic glory, while they have a massive test in the last eight of the Champions League.

English champions City meet Spanish champions Atletico for the first time this week, but the two managers are familiar with one another. Diego Simeone’s Atletico dumped out Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2015/16 and they could give this City side a scare.

Atleti on form
At one point this term, it looked like Simeone’s side would face a struggle to return to the Champions League next term. However, their form has turned around and suddenly they look like the biggest challengers to runaway leaders Real Madrid.

Atletico have won each of their last six games, a run which includes a victory in Manchester. The Spanish champions put out Man United in the last 16, with their win at Old Trafford their third victory in four away trips this term. Having won at both Porto and AC Milan in a tricky group, City should be worried about this one.

Will Pep tinker?
As City’s European misses stacked up over the years, it seems like Guardiola has become more and more willing to switch his side up in big games. He held off until the final to do it last season, but each of the last three seasons has seen Guardiola make big changes to City’s approach before European exits.

Given how Simeone sets his side up for these games, it’s easy to see Guardiola making another sweeping change. With two huge clashes against Liverpool on the horizon too City may look to change things up, which would play into the hands of the in-form vis



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马德里竞技在过去的六场比赛中都取得了胜利
马竞上一轮在老特拉福德1-0获胜，这是他们四次欧洲之旅的第三次胜利
迭戈·西蒙尼在瓜迪奥拉在德国的最后一个赛季淘汰了拜仁慕尼黑
马德里竞技在过去的四场客场比赛中都取得了胜利
城市进入关键的两周
曼城的三冠王之梦将在未来两周受到考验，他们将面对马德里竞技和利物浦的双冠王。市民队将与红军争夺国内荣誉，同时他们在冠军联赛的八强中有一个巨大的考验。

英格兰冠军曼城本周将首次迎战西班牙冠军马竞，但这两位主帅彼此都很熟悉。迭戈·西蒙尼的马竞在2015 - 16赛季淘汰了佩普·瓜迪奥拉的拜仁慕尼黑，他们可能会给曼城带来恐慌。

Atleti在形式
在本赛季的某个时候，西蒙尼的球队似乎将面临下赛季重返冠军联赛的困难。然而，他们的状态已经逆转，突然间他们看起来像是失控的领头羊皇家马德里的最大挑战者。

马竞在过去的六场比赛中都取得了胜利，包括在曼彻斯特的一场胜利。西班牙冠军在16强中击败曼联，他们在老特拉福德的胜利是他们本赛季四次客场之旅的第三次胜利。在对阵波尔图和AC米兰的比赛中，曼城应该对这场比赛感到担忧。

Pep修补吗?
随着曼城多年来在欧洲赛场的失球累积，瓜迪奥拉似乎越来越愿意在重要比赛中换人。瓜迪奥拉直到上赛季的决赛才做到这一点，但在过去的三个赛季中，瓜迪奥拉都在欧冠出局前对曼城的策略做出了很大的改变。

考虑到西蒙尼在这些比赛中的表现，瓜迪奥拉很容易做出另一个彻底的改变。在与利物浦的两场大比赛即将到来之际，曼城可能会考虑改变现状，这将有利于状态良好的球员