Embarrassing Atletico Madrid stat vs Man City will be extra painful for Diego Simeone
dailystar.co.ukAtletico Madrid's first leg defeat to Manchester City will no doubt be extra painful after they set a new record under the Argentine.La Liga giants Atletico left the Etihad empty-handed after Kevin de Bruyne's second half strike condemned them to a 1-0 first leg defeat on Tuesday night.
City controlled proceedings for the vast majority of the game, as Atleti sat deep and dug in in trademark fashion.However, while their defensive approach managed to restrict City's opportunities in front of goal, it made life extremely difficult going forwards.
In fact, Atletico failed to register a single shot on Ederson's goal, according to BT Sport.That is a first for the Spanish side under Simeone, who has been at the Atleti helm since December 2011.
Simeone admitted that the result was a bad one despite the scoreline due to their ambitions to come away with a win. "It is a bad result because we lost 1-0 and we were looking to win," Simeone said. "It is clear we were playing against an extraordinary opponent."The numbers and statistics speak for themselves and they play in a very dynamic way.
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