Manchester City dominated for large spells in their pre-season clash with Atletico Madrid in Seoul but fell behind before half-time.
Jorge Dominguez poked home from a corner to give the LaLiga side the advantage in the South Korean capital.
The goal came three minutes before the break, at the end of a half the Premier League, under new boss Enzo Maresca, largely controlled.
Defender Josko Gvardiol somehow failed to find the net inside the opening 20 minutes when he headed wide from close range.
Savinho and Tijjani Reijnders also went close to opening the scoring, before Diego Simeone’s men edged in front through Dominguez after Morten Hjulmand had kept things alive from a corner.
It was perhaps the only blemish in an otherwise promising 45 minutes for City as they continue to find their feet in a post-Pep Guardiola era and prepare to face Premier League rivals Arsenal in the Community Shield in a week’s time.
The teams
Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Reis, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Reijnders, Kovacic, Savinho, Foden, Semenyo, Marmoush
Subs: Bettinelli, Wint, Chabot, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Echeverri, Monga, Braithwaite, Mukasa, Mubama, Alleyne, Sangare, F. Samba, Heskey, Lewis, Henderson-Hall, Mfuni, Parker
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Dominguez, Martinez, Le Normand, Hancko, Koke (C), Mendoza, Vargas, Hjulmand, Martin, Lookman
Subs: Esquivel, Rubio, Gimenez, Bonar, Puric, Sola, Hueso, Cardoso, Kang-In Lee, Barrios, Lemar, Castillo, Luque, Esteban, Ortiz, Cubo
How to watch Man City v Atletico Madrid: TV and online streams
Manchester City versus Atletico Madrid kicks off at 12 pm UK time on Sunday. It is not being televised but you can stream it on CITY+ and the official Man City app.
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- Manchester City and Atletico Madrid last met in the 2021/22 Champions League quarter-finals, with City winning 1-0 at home before a 0-0 draw in Madrid sent them through
- Sunday’s game is City’s last before they face Arsenal in the Community Shield at Wembley next weekend
- Atletico finished fourth in the Liga table last season
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