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Kevin De Bruyne challenges any critics of Man City performance vs Atletico Madrid
06.04.2022 - 00:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Critics of Manchester City's 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid should go back to the training pitch, says matchwinner Kevin De Bruyne.
City were frustrated for long periods in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against the Spanish champions, as Atletico defended deep and in numbers to prevent the Blues from getting near Jan Oblak's goal.
It was an approach City will have expected from Diego Simeone's side, and looked to be working until Phil Foden's introduction on 70 minutes. 80 seconds later, Foden fed De Bruyne to break the deadlock and give City a well-earned lead going into the second leg.
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While City may have looked like succumbing to Atletico's relentless defending, De Bruyne says they instead deserve credit for sticking to their task and earning the win their possession deserved.
"It was a very hard game, they play so defensively tight," De Bruyne told BT Sport.
"They're solid, it's their way of playing. We played good in the circumstances , tough to create opportunities. First half was tight, we didn't give anything away. Second half we ad a couple of chances and we took one. I made the run, Phil found me perfectly. I needed to stay composed and luckily I did."
Anticipating some criticism of City's play, De Bruyne insisted that their performance deserves credit across the full 90 minutes.
He explained: "It's very hard, they played almost five in the back and five in midfield. It's very hard to find spaces, I'd recommend to everyone who says something to us in this game to try in the training pitch.
"The way we played was good because we didn't give anything away. We stayed calm and patient. Try to find spaces, you'll lose
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