Pep Guardiola laughed off suggestions he overthinks in European knockout games by claiming Manchester City will line up with 12 players against Atletico Madrid.
City are on the hunt for a first Champions League title after losing last season’s final against Chelsea, for which Guardiola went without the club’s preferred holding midfielders.
The Catalan also chose to play three at the back in a quarter-final defeat by Lyon in 2020 and addressed his critics ahead of meeting Diego Simeone at the Etihad Stadium.
‘In the Champions League, always I overthink.