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Man City boss Pep Guardiola has refused to get involved in a discussion about Atletico Madrid's style of football ahead of their Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad.

The match has been billed as a clash of styles between Guardiola's usual possession-based, free-flowing approach and Atletico boss Diego Simeone's more rudimentary tactics.

But Guardiola said: "I'm not going to talk one second about this stupid debate. Everyone tries to win the game.


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"If they win they are right, if we win we are right. It's for the players, the difference will be there."

Manchester United, meanwhile, were unable to overcome Atletico's spoiling tactics in the previous round, but Guardiola refuses to refer to them as an ugly team.

He said: "We have to do the same, defend our position. It's part of the game. I'm not going to judge what they do, I'll analyse what to do to get a good result to go to Madrid next week.

"What is playing ugly? My team won in Old Trafford 1-0 and Bernardo Silva spent five minutes in the corner. That is not ugly, it's defending the position. I never judge the opponents, what they do."

For his part, Diego Simeone has no intention of diverting from his tried-and-trusted methods but insists he is a big admirer of the way City play.

The Argentine said: "We're going to play where we think we can hurt them. We're going to use our characteristics, the way we've been playing for years, and continue to compete.

"But City are a lovely team to watch. What I like most about teams that play well like them is the strength and effort they put in to winning the ball back while continuing to play in an attacking way.

"They have some great players - Sterling, De Bruyne - but what wakes me up is that they run, they pressurise, they are always active. They never leave a lost ball. This work ethic is additional to the talent. All managers want that."