Man City vs Atletico Madrid final score, lineups, and result as Memphis and Carrasco fire Atleti to victory

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Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco secured a deserved 2-1 friendly win for Atletico Madrid over Manchester City.

Kickoff was delayed by 40 minutes following torrential rain in Seoul and a lively contest ensued, with City making most of the running in a high-tempo first half but Alvaro Morata and Thomas Lemar spurning the best two chances for Atleti.

Kyle Walker rattled the crossbar from distance and substitute Mateo Kovacic went close before Atletico's wholesale changes paid dividends as Memphis and Carrasco thumped home fabulous finishes from distance.

Ruben Dias headed home a late Sergio Gomez corner but Pep Guardiola's treble-winners were unable to find an equaliser ahead of next weekend's Community Shield showdown with Arsenal.

Man City vs Atletico Madrid final score

  Fulltime Goal scorers
Man City 1 Dias '85
Atletico 2 Memphis '66, Carrasco '75

Starting lineups:

Man City (4-2-3-1 right to left): 31-Ederson (GK) (18-Stefan Ortega) — 2-Kyle Walker, 3-Ruben Dias, 5-John Stones, 14-Aymeric Laporte — 16-Rodri, 20-Bernardo Silva — 47-Phil Foden, 19-Julian Alvarez, 10-Jack Grealish — 9-Erling Haaland

Man City from 55th minute (3-2-2-3 right to left): 18-Stefan Ortega (GK) — 7-Joao Cancelo, 3-Ruben Dias, 25-Manuel Akanji — 4-Kalvin Phillips, 8-Matteo Kovacic — 82-Rico Lewis, 87-James McAtee — 52-Oscar Bobb 19-Julian Alvarez  21-Sergio Gomez

Atletico Madrid (5-2-3 right to left): 13-Jan Oblak (GK) (1-Ivo Grbic) — 3-Cesar Azpilicueta, 4-Caglar Soyuncu, 20-Axel Witsel, 22-Mario Hermoso, 12-Samuel Lino — 5-Rodrigo De Paul, 6-Koke —Thomas Lemar, 19-Alvaro Morata, 7-Antoine Griezmann

Atletico Madrid from 60th minute (4-4-2 right to left): 1-Ivo Grbic — 24-Rodrigo Riquelme, 4-Caglar Soyuncu 29-Santiago Mourino, 27-Ilias Kostis — 14-Marcos Llorente, 14-Pablo Barrios, 8-Saul Niguez 21-Yannick Carrasco — 9-Memphis Depay, 10-Angel Correa

Guardiola grapples with Mahrez puzzle

In his pre-match news conference, Guardiola said he did not want to lose Riyad Mahrez, only for the Algeria winger to get a financial offer he felt he could not refuse from the Saudi Pro League. Although hardly short of talented support attackers, it means Guardiola will head into the 2023/24 season without an out-and-out right winger.

The solution during the opening 55 minutes, when Guardiola played an XI close to what will be expected at Wembley against Arsenal, was to play no one in particular in that position. Phil Foden nominally started on the right wing but frequently drifted inside to link with a stacked attacking line featuring Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Jack Grealish, with Bernardo Silva frequently raiding forward in support from midfield.

There were bright flashes but it didn’t always work. The responsibility of providing natural width rested almost entirely with Walker, who has been targeted by Bayern Munich over the close season. It remains to be seen whether this is a new shape-shifting plan from Guardiola, such as when John Stones thrived as a hybrid defender/midfielder last season, or simply a temporary move to get key players a good amount of preseason minutes.

Who is Samuel Lino?

Atletico bringing on more experienced players during the second half, while City fielded a string of academy graduates ended up being a key factor in the outcome. Carrasco streaming past a limp challenge from Rico Lewis before driving into the bottom corner from outside the box certainly seemed to encapsulate that aspect of the contest.

Memphis’ finish after Atletico kept an attack alive following sloppy play from Dias and a fine save by Stefan Ortega from Pablo Barrios was another highlight-reel contribution from a star name. However, a less established figure stole the show during the first half.

Samuel Lino joined Atletico from Portuguese club Gil Vicente in 2022 and is back with his parent club after a season on loan at Valencia. The 23-year-old Brazilian wingback created the two clearest chances of the opening period, with Thomas Lemar and Alvaro Morata unable to capitalise and ensured Diego Simeone’s team remained a threat on the counter-attack and in transitions. 

It was a performance that boded very well for the coming season and one Lino would have crowned with a goal but for an astonishing save at close quarters from Ortega early in the second half.

Can Man City play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League?

As reigning champions, City will be drawn from pot one for next month’s group stage draw meaning they can draw Atletico, who are yet to be given a pot. When these two teams met in a 2022 quarterfinal it was a feisty affair and the game in Seoul suggested lingering animosity remained.

Jack Grealish was again a chief antagonist, with Cesar Azpilicueta remarkably booked for persistent fouling on the England winger after 15 minutes. Rodrigo De Paul and Silva snapped and snarled after one another throughout a high-tempo first half, with the Argentina international instigating a melee involving players from both teams and benches early in the second period.

The game ended with Kalvin Phillips and Caglar Soyuncu getting booked for very robust tackles. There certainly seems to be no love lost between these two, from Guardiola and Simeone downwards. It'll be a fun pairing for the neutral, at least.

MORE: Teams qualified for Champions League 2023/24

Man City vs Atletico Madrid live updates, highlights, commentary

FULLTIME: Man City 1-2 Atletico Madrid

There's the whistle. Two fine finishes from Memphis and Carrasco give Atletico the victory. Considering that and the fact that City's goalkeepers, especially Ortega after the break, were busier, then you have to conclude it was a deserved victory for the LaLiga side. Dias pulled one back for City and completed 90 minutes. Pep Guardiola will have enjoyed the efforts of his first-team starters before the break and they look in decent enough shape as the Premier League season looms. Thanks for joining us.

90th minute+1: Cancelo bombs on to be caught offside. Atletico will see it out from here, you'd expect.

90th minute: Foul by Saul on halfway. Probably City's last chance to have a go for an equaliser.

87th minute: Soyuncu munches through the back of Alvarez and is booked. Nice way for them both to celebrate completing 90 minutes.

85th minute: GOAL! Man City 1-2 Atletico Madrid (Dias)

Gomez gets this delivery right. Dias gets up and powers a header that Grbic can't keep out. A lively crowd in excess of 60,000 will get the grandstand finish their vocal backing probably merits.

85th minute: City pin Atletico back before Phillips switches play nicely. Cancelo's header towards the six yard box is cleared behind for a corner...which is cleared behind for a corner. 

75th minute: GOAL! Man City 0-2 Atletico Madrid (Carrasco)

Lewis makes a fairly tame challenge in midfield, Carrasco surges into space and drills a fabulous strike into the bottom corner.

73rd minute: Ortega again to the rescue for City as Llorente finds space down the right channel. Memphis fires his shot straight at the City keeper, who beats it clear and the Dutch international fires the bouncing ball over on the rebound.

70th minute: More sloppy play from City in their own box as Dias gives the ball away. Cancelo steps in to spare his international teammate.

69th minute: Bobb slips a delightful pass into Lewis and Soyuncu - the sole survivor from Atletico's starting lineup - slides in with a brilliant last-ditch challenge.

66th minute: GOAL! Man City 0-1 Atletico Madrid (Memphis)

Sloppy from City as they give the ball away playing out form the back and Ortega is forced into fantastic save to deny Barrios. Memphis retrieves the loose ball, plays a one-two with Correa and curls a sumptuous strike into the top corner. from outside the box.

64th minute: One of the near men almost opens the scoring, with Correa into the City box but he can't find a prodded finish.

61st minute: "Hold my cerveza," says Diego Simeone. He's making nine changes. Bear with me here...

56th minute: City should lead! Guardiola has just made eight substitutions and Atletico seemed to have no idea who should be picking up who. Cancelo's chipped ball into the box finds McAtee, he tries to round Grbic, Rojoblanco shirts scramble back and at the end of all that Kovacic blasts over from close range.

54th minute: For reasons best known to himself, the linesman gave City a corner despite that very pure Walker strike taking no deflection at all. It comes to nothing in any case.

53rd minute: OH MY WORD KYLE WALKER! Foden's set-piece delivery is rubbish and cleared to about 35 yards, where Walker clatters one of the half volley that hits the top of the crossbar. Grbic did not sniff that.

52nd minute: Grealish nudges it past De Paul and gets caught. Dangerous free-kick here as a gaggle of City subs get themselves ready on the touchline.

50th minute: Now there's a load of kerfuffle between both sets of players. To the surprise of no one in particular, De Paul appears to have been the instigator. Him and Azpilicueta are doubling up on Grealish now, so that will be nice and quiet.

49th minute: Incredible save by Ortega! The left-wing corner is flicked on and Lino looksmcertain to score at the back post, only for Ortega to claw the ball away from. That was mighty close to crossing the line.

48th minute: The pattern of thrust and counter-thrust continues. Lino again influential for Atletico and Griezmann's attempted ball towards Morata is deflected wide by John Stones.

47th minute: An intense period of City pressure, Walker nods back across goal towards Haaland and Witsel get into volley clear.

46th minute: The only changes for each side is a switch in goal. Ederson makes way for Ortega between City's posts, with Grbic replacing Oblak. That certainly feels like good news for the spectacle. 

HALFTIME: Man City 0-0 Atletico Madrid

A entertaining goalless half comes to an end. Haaland seems annoyed about something. Probably the lack of goals. But this has been good after the delayed start. City made most of the running with Alvarez, Foden and Grealish all shimmering behind their No. 9. But the best two chances have fallen Atletico's way, with Morata and Lemar unable to convert. 

45th minute: Final minute of the half, but Griezmann isn't tired. The France star comes back deep into the Atletico half and then embarks upon a best-kid-in-the-playground dribble, ending up in the City penalty area. Walker gets back to persuade him against going any further.

43rd minute: Alvarez is teed up by Grealish and lines up a curler from 25 yards. Oblak reads it all the way.

40th minute: Haaland turns Witsel on halfway. A decent amount of experience on Dortmund's training pitches probably means Witsel has no interest in seeing this progress further and he brings down the City striker in uncomplicated fashion. Haaland lands on his old pal and finds the whole thing very funny.

36th minute: Silva has clattered into De Paul for the second time in the match. Two players who don't really have lower gears to engage for friendlies.

34th minute: Another big chance for Atletico. Lino again involved, he's been really impressive. The Brazilian streaks clear on the break before holding up play to wait for the cavalry to arrive. He chips a cute ball in to Lemar, who is let down by a combination of the soggy pitch and his own touch. Ederson pounces at his feet.

30th minute: Back come City. Bernardo Silva drills a pass into Foden and he pulls a strike just beyond Oblak's far post.

29th minute: Should be 1-0 to Atletico Lino drifts into space on the left and curls a cross into the six-yard box. Morata catches Stones briefly napping. it's wonderful, intelligent movement but the headed finish from four yards out is woeful.

25th minute: Another foul by Azpilicueta. Grealish looks impressively aghast. No second yellow. He couldn't, surely?

23rd minute: Grealish is probably making Azpilicueta feel quite good about leaving the Premier League. He gets in a cross towards Haaland at the back post, with the City No. 9 taking a tumble. The referee waves "play on".

22nd minute: City win a second corner of this spell of pressure and Rodri heads home Foden's inswinger but Stones had already been penalised for a foul on goalkeeper Oblak.

20th minute: Instead of shooting, Griezmann dabs the free-kick to the back post. It's not a great call as City clear and Alvarez tears forward. Via Grealish, Haaland gets space to shoot and Azpilicueta deflects his strike wide.

19th minute: That's a clumsy foul from Alvarez on De Paul to give Atletico a free-kick in a dangerous area of the field. De Paul stood up there looking for an argument before seemingly dialling things back when he realised he'd been clumped by his Argentina teammate.

18th minute: Koke carelessly cedes possession inside his own half. Soyuncu has to reckon with a rampaging Haaland but stands his ground very well.

16th minute: Remember that majestic turn Phil Foden produced to almost score in the Champions League final? He's just pulled another out of the bag. He's eventually crowded out before Grealish's cross is cleared out of a frantic Atletico goalmouth.

15th minute: Azpilicueta has managed to earn himself a booking for persistent fouling in a friendly. A really solid effort! Grealish was the man to draw the infraction again.

11th minute: Plenty of cute sharp play from City so far. Foden and Alvarez pop off a one-two and Witsel blocks the England international's shot. Back come Atletico and, after Walker thwarts one counter attack, Laporte clears a Griezmann cross behind for a corner.

7th minute: Alvarez slides a reverse pass into Haaland, who outmuscles Witsel to get a shot away. Oblak holds on in relative comfort.

5th minute: Grealish gets around Azpilicueta, Atletico can only partially clear the low cross and Silva's shot is blocked.

3rd minute: Bernardo Silva snaffles a second-ball in trademark style and Foden and Haaland are involved before Alvarez shoots over. Lively start!

2nd minute: Azpilicueta completes his second foul on Grealish within a matter of seconds. The Atletico players virtually tag-teamed Grealish during the 2022 Champions League quarterfinal so that's one to keep an eye on.

KICKOFF: Off we go and Atletico attack straight from kickoff, with a loose ball dropping to Griezmann, who fires a half-chance over.

5 mins to kickoff: We have a game! The teams are in the tunnel. Former Borussia Dortmund teammates Haaland and Witsel are sharing a joke. Here they come. The groundstaff have done a very impressive job, it must be said.

20 mins to kickoff: We've had another slight nudge back to the kickoff time after the latest inspection. The officials think the game will be playable at 8:40 p.m. local time.

40 mins to kickoff: No further delays, so fingers crossed we get going at the new kickoff time. In the meantime, why not have a look at what went down when these teams met in the Champions League in April 2022?

1 hr 10 mins to kickoff: Confirmation now that kickoff has been delayed by half an hour. That's 8:30 p.m. local time and here's how that translates worldwide.

  Date Kickoff time
USA Sun, Jul 30 7:30 a.m. ET
Canada Sun, Jul 30 7:30 a.m. ET
UK Sun, Jul 30 12:30 p.m. BST
Australia Sun, Jul 30 9:30 p.m. AEST
India Sun, Jul 30 5:00 p.m. IST
Hong Kong Sun, Jul 30 7:30 p.m. HKT
Malaysia Sun, Jul 30 7:30 p.m. MYT
Singapore Sun, Jul 30 7:30 p.m. SGT
New Zealand Sun, Jul 30 11:30 p.m. NZST

KICK-OFF DELAYED: Still no sign of an Atleti XI and this probably has something to do with reports emerging on the ground in Seoul that kickoff will be pushed back due to the torrential rain that has given the playing surface a battering. There is not confirmed time yet, but a delay of half an hour has been mooted. Player safety is always paramount but these are concerning times for Guardiola and Simeone, who will be reluctant to see their squads put at risk on the eve of the new season.

1 hour to kickoff: Here are the 11 City players who will need to make sure they have their most reliable sets of studs on.

1hr 10 mins to kickoff: Without putting too fine a point on it, it's a bit wet in Seoul.

1 hr 30 mins to kickoff: We'll have confirmed team news with you in the next half hour or so. This will be City's first game since Riyad Mahrez's move to the Saudi Pro League was confirmed. Even though that was hardly a surprise, given he did not join his teammates on this tour, it underlines the opportunity that academy youngsters Cole Palmer, James McAtee and Oscar Bobb have with the Premier League and European champions now a little light in terms of cover on the right wing. Bobb and McAtee have impressed in their preseason outings so far, with the latter opening the scoring against Bayern Munich.

Al-Ahli

2 hours to kickoff: Hello and welcome to the Sporting News' live coverage of Manchester City vs. Atletico Madrid from Seoul. The last time these two teams met in the Champions League it ended in a mass brawl between the two teams. Given this is a preseason friendly, here's to everyone being a lot more relaxed today.

Man City vs Atletico Madrid lineups

Erling Haaland has featured as a halftime substitute in both of City's friendlies so far this preseason but is in from the start as Guardiola fields something close to the XI he will pick to take on Arsenal a week from now.

Man City (4-2-3-1 right to left): 31-Ederson (GK) — 2-Kyle Walker, 3-Ruben Dias, 5-John Stones, 14-Aymeric Laporte — 16-Rodri, 20-Bernardo Silva — 47-Phil Foden, 19-Julian Alvarez, 10-Jack Grealish — 9-Erling Haaland

Atletico Madrid come into the match off a surprise 3-2 defeat to a K-League All-Stars team, and will look to bounce back with a better performance.

Atletico Madrid (5-2-3 right to left): 13-Jan Oblak (GK) — 3-Cesar Azpilicueta, 4-Caglar Soyuncu, 20-Axel Witsel, 22-Mario Hermoso, 12-Samuel Lino — 5-Rodrigo De Paul, 6-Koke —Thomas Lemar, 19-Alvaro Morata, 7-Antoine Griezmann

Man City vs Atletico Madrid live stream, TV channel

The match will be televised in some regions, and will be available to watch online throughout the world.

  • Date: Sunday, July 30
  • Time: 7:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. BST

MORE: Watch Premier League on Fubo in USA and on Fubo in Canada

Country TV channel Live stream
USA CBS Sports Fubo, Paramount+, CITY+
Canada — CITY+
UK — CITY+
Australia   CITY+
India — CITY+
Hong Kong — CITY+
Malaysia Astro SuperSport 3 Astro Go, sooka, CITY+
Singapore — CITY+
New Zealand — CITY+

USA: The match will be available on CBS Sports which is also streamed on Fubo, whilst subscribers to Paramount+ will also be able to tune into the game online on the website or app.

Malaysia: The game will be available on television on the Astro SuperSport 3 channel, as well as online through the Astro Go website, and sooka.

Worldwide: For fans in other regions of the world, the match will be live streamed on Man City's subscription streaming platform CITY+.

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