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'It's called PARASITE football': Wales legend Dean Saunders rips into Diego Simeone's negative tactics during Champions League defeat against Man City and says 'if you want to spoil a game, just play like Atletico Madrid'

Dean Saunders has blasted Atletico Madrid's style of play after their Champions League defeat against Manchester City on Tuesday.

The LaLiga side lost 1-0 against the Premier League champions in their quarter-final first-leg tie thanks to Kevin De Bruyne's goal in a tight and tense match.

Atletico were widely criticised for their negative tactics, after lining up in at points in a 5-5-0 formation, and their gamesmanship as they pestered the referee and targeted City's Jack Grealish with numerous fouls.

And Wales legend Saunders called out manager Diego Simeone for 'spoiling' the game as a spectacle.