Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann have to attack vs Man City

This time defence alone wonrsquot be enough to keep Atletico Madrid alive in the Champions LeagueDiego Simeonersquos team need its attack to wake up if it wants to overcome the 01 firstleg loss to Manchester City in the quarterfinal second leg of the Champions League on WednesdayAtletico were held scoreless and managed a total of one shot on target in its last two matches To reach its first Champions League semifinals since 2017 Atletico need its stars to step up when Man City visit Joao Felix Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez have combined to score only four goals since early Marchmdashtwo by Felix and two by Suaacuterez in the same Spanish League game Matheus Cunha and Angel Correa the other Atletico forwards also havenrsquot scored since FebruaryStruggling FelixOther than the double against bottomplaced Alaves on April 2 Felix is scoreless in six matches in all competitions Suarez 35 hasnrsquot found the net since February 19 The Uruguay striker was key for Atletico in its Spanish League titlewinning campaign last year but has played a reduced role this campaignGriezmann 31 has been struggling the most though with no goals in nine consecutive matches in a scoreless streak that dates back to a Copa del Rey match in January The France forward returned to Atletico this season after a lackluster stint with BarcelonaSimeone rested Felix against Mallorca on Saturday and started with Suarez and Griezmann in attack but they struggled in a 01 loss that leaves them fourth in the league standings with seven rounds to go and in danger of not securing a Champions League spot next season Atletico had only one shot on target against relegationthreatened Mallorca and none in the first leg against Man CityDisappointing home recordBesides offensive struggles Atleticorsquos recent home record in European competitions also has been disappointing They havenrsquot won in their last six home games in the Champions League with four draws and two losses They lost to Liverpool and AC Milan this season with draws against Porto in the group stage and Manchester United in the first leg of the Round of 16This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever