Manchester City are favourites to win this tie, and the bookies have placed odds of 1.61 for the citizens to come out victorious, a repeat of the first leg is expected, so backing the away team to win is a good bet in this fixture.

Pep Guardiola and his team would be looking to finish off the job on wednesday, when they visit Atletico Madrid for the second leg of the champions league quarter finals.

Manchester City were clearly the better side in the first leg 1-0 win , dominating the game from start to finish, Atletico in the other hand were just submissive, and ended the game without a shot on target.

The visitors have lost just once in twenty three games, and are unbeaten in their last ten games. Manchester city in addition to their good attack, play vey well in defense, they have kept three successive clean sheets in the Uefa champions league.

Atletico Madrid are very likely to leave this fixture with any positives, the hosts have lost their last two games, blanking in both games, their recent loss was against an out-of-form Mallorca.

Diego Simeone's men aren't convincing at home in the champions league this season, they are winless in four games at home in the champions league, losing two and drawing two.

These two teams have met just once, and it was the first leg win for Manchester City, the visitors are superior when you compare both teams, Atletico concedes an average of 1.6 goals per game compared to City's 0.6.

The Citizens are also a better attacking team

with a whopping 2.3 goals per game compared to the Spanish side's 1.8 goals per game, it's no surprise that they are top of the EPL table.

The chances of a Manchester City is very high in this fixture and backing them to win this fixture is a very valuable bet at 1.61 odds.