Manchester City are trailing Atletico Madrid 1-0 at half-time in their pre-season friendly at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sunday. Jorge Domínguez struck in the 43rd minute, giving Diego Simeone’s side the advantage just before the interval.
The match is Manchester City’s latest opportunity to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the new campaign, with Enzo Maresca looking to end pre-season on a positive note.
Atletico Madrid Take Lead Before Half-Time
The opening 45 minutes remained goalless for much of the contest before Atletico found the breakthrough late in the half.
Jorge Domínguez scored in the 43rd minute to put Atletico 1-0 ahead. City now face a second-half challenge to turn the game around and finish their pre-season preparations with a victory.
Manchester City Starting XI
Maresca has named a strong starting lineup, with Gianluigi Donnarumma starting in goal and Rúben Dias captaining the side.
Manchester City XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Vitor Reis, Rúben Dias (C), Joško Gvardiol; Tijjani Reijnders, Mateo Kovačić; Savinho, Phil Foden, Antoine Semenyo; Omar Marmoush.
City also have several options available from the bench, including Nico, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Claudio Echeverri, Lewis, Mubama and other young players.
Atletico Madrid Lead at the Break
Diego Simeone has also fielded a competitive lineup, with Jan Oblak starting in goal and Koke wearing the captain’s armband.
Atletico Madrid XI: Jan Oblak; Jorge Domínguez, Dani Martínez, Robin Le Normand, Dávid Hancko; Koke (C), Javi Mendoza, Obed Vargas, Morten Hjulmand; Carlos Martín, Ademola Lookman.
Atletico have several attacking and midfield options on the bench, including Lee Kang-in, Rodrigo de Paul, Barrios and Lemar.
Second Half: City Chase An Equaliser
Manchester City now need a response after going into the interval behind. Foden, Marmoush and Semenyo will be among the players expected to provide the attacking threat as Maresca’s side look for an equaliser.
Atletico, meanwhile, will look to protect their narrow advantage and potentially extend their lead on the counter-attack.
Half-time score: Manchester City 0-1 Atletico Madrid (Jorge Domínguez 43′)