Manchester City v Atletico player ratings: De Bruyne 8, Foden 8; Griezmann 6, Llorente 5

City claim 1-0 lead in the Champions League quarter-final after victory in the first leg at Etihad Stadium

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  MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 6, Hardly touched the ball but kept his concentration throughout. Was confusingly booked for trying to help Matheus Cunha up. Reuters

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  Joao Cancelo - 6, Had the first shot, which was deflected then cleared. Did well to track Joao Felix but had a lapse in concentration that allowed Renan Lodi to steal the ball in a dangerous area. EPA

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  John Stones - 7, Held Felix up well when he threatened to get behind the City defence and moved the ball nicely. Hit a shot harmlessly over the crossbar. AFP

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  Aymeric Laporte - 8, Was authoritative and made the tackle to deny Felix after Ilkay Gundogan’s loose pass was intercepted. Came agonisingly close to finding the top corner with a header and was dominant in his own box. AP

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  Nathan Ake - 8, Showed brilliant awareness in his defending and did well to beat Marcos Llorente to an early ball over the top. Hardly put a foot wrong. EPA

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  Kevin De Bruyne - 8, Showed plenty of ingenuity and did well to find Gundogan in the box early in the second half. Took his goal brilliantly after being slipped through by Phil Foden, but saw another shot blocked by Stefan Savic then struck over in the latter stages. EPA

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  Rodri - 6, Some of his passing was sloppy, but the former Atleti midfielder came up with some decisive moments defensively, notably stopping Llorente’s counter attempt. AFP

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  Ilkay Gundogan - 7, Popped up in some good positions but couldn’t quite find the breakthrough. Hit a shot high and wide but was then unlucky to see his shot deflected wide. EPA

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  Riyad Mahrez - 7, Showed moments of creativity and delivered some crosses that came agonisingly close to finding a City head. Did well to get a header but couldn’t find the target. Reuters

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  Bernardo Silva - 7, Made some inventive movements but struggled to impact the game in key areas in the first half, though he was unlucky to be tackled by Koke after getting into Atletico's box. EPA

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  Raheem Sterling - 7, Made some great bursts forward and was involved most of the times that Atleti looked remotely stretched in the first period. Reuters

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  SUBS: Jack Grealish (Gundogan, 68’) - 7, Won a free kick within seconds of coming on, which gave a taste of what he was in for as Atleti paid him plenty of attention. The Englishman did well to keep his composure. PA

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  Gabriel Jesus (Sterling, 68’) - 5, Had some nearly moments, but the decisive one came when he received a silly booking for dissent that means he will miss the second leg. Getty

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  Phil Foden (Mahrez, 68’) - 8, With his first touches after being introduced, it was the City academy graduate who unlocked Atleti’s defence, slipping the pass through for De Bruyne. In a superb performance, he also danced through the opposition defence to create another chance for De Bruyne. Reuters

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  ATLETICO MADRID RATINGS: Jan Oblak - 6, His kicking was poor at times. Stopped De Bruyne’s free kick well then kicked it away, but there was nothing he could do for the goal. Reuters

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  Sime Vrsaljko - 6, Did well to reach Cancelo’s deflected shot, then blocked De Bruyne’s effort. He initially dealt with City’s attacks impressively, but went too far by the end and conceded free kicks, getting booked for a challenge on Grealish. PA

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  Stefan Savic - 7, Kept his shape well and ensured that City weren’t able to find an easy route through to goal. Did brilliantly to get across and redirect Gundogan’s shot wide, making another vital block to keep out De Bruyne’s attempt. Getty

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  Felipe - 7, Mixed up his defending superbly in the first half, often sitting deep and then stepping out to win back possession. Blocked Rodri’s shot from range. Couldn’t keep up with De Bruyne when the Belgian was slipped through by Foden. EPA

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  Reinildo Mandava - 7, Made some brilliant interventions to ensure City didn’t get through in the first half, including a tackle to stop Silva breaking forward and an interception after Mahrez had skipped past Lodi. However, he was nutmegged by Foden for the opener. PA

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  Renan Lodi - 5, Caught out Cancelo to steal the ball in a dangerous area but couldn’t find Antoine Griezmann. If there was anybody in Atleti’s back five who looked like a weak link defensively it was him. Committed the foul for De Bruyne’s free kick attempt. PA

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  Marcos Llorente - 5, Helped out defensively but struggled to make any sort of attacking impact, which was partly down to impressive play from Ake. Needlessly strayed offside when a few potential openings arrived. Sent a weak shot straight into Ederson’s arms. AP

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  Geoffrey Kondogbia - 6, Showed plenty of discipline and awareness in the first half, meaning he was often in the perfect position to help out his defence. Continued to make things difficult in the second period. AP

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  Koke - 7, Very disciplined and did well to avoid conceding a penalty when tackling Silva in his own box. Also did a good job of breaking up the play. EPA

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  Joao Felix - 7, Was Atleti’s main outlet and did well to trouble the City defence at all considering how isolated he often found himself. Dropped deeper down the left in the second period and did a good defensive job. PA

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  Antoine Griezmann - 6, Was largely anonymous in the first half but raced forward for a counter early in the second. Filled in well to help Atleti’s defensive shape. EPA

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  SUBS: Rodrigo De Paul (Koke, 60’) - 4, Did well to stop De Bruyne breaking forward shortly after coming on. Was booked for a late tackle on Grealish and some his passing was sloppy. EPA

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  Angel Correa (Griezmann, 60’) - 4, It was easy to forget the Argentine was on the pitch until he was booked for kicking the ball at Grealish’s face when the Englishman was on the floor. Offered very little down the right. AFP

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  Matheus Cunha (Llorente, 60’) - 5, Made a good run forward before being dispossessed in the corner. Looked frustrated at times that things weren’t happening around him. EPA

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  Thomas Lemar (Felix, 81’) – N/R, Put in some good work but couldn’t capitalise after Cancelo slipped. AFP

Manchester City took a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.

It was a result City had to eek out against an Atletico side who had clearly travelled to England with the aim of simply denying Pep Guardiola's side opportunities.

Diego Simeone's outfit had frustrated City throughout the first half with their deep lying defending and reliance on only the occasional counter to threaten the hosts.

The Premier League champions were unable to turn their total dominance of possession into clear chances with Aymeric Laporte having one of the best opportunities after the break, but the defender's header from a corner was off target.

City kept their shape and moved the ball well but it took the introduction of substitute Phil Foden for the home side to find the missing ingredient.

Foden drew three defenders towards him before splitting the Spanish defence with a perfectly weighted pass to De Bruyne who slotted past keeper Jan Oblak with a side-foot finish.

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