Griezmann wasn’t part of the Atletico side that lost out 4-1 after extra time to Real in the final two years ago.
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Fernando diverted Gareth Bale’s shot into his own net after 20 minutes of the semi-final second leg at a deafening Bernabeu, sending City crashing to a 1-0 defeat both on the night and on aggregate.
“I don’t think the fans care who we got in the final, they are just happy and excited to be there”.
“We know how they play, we know what they’re like”, he added.
Bayern Munich will be eager to clinch a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday to dispel some of the gloom of their mid-week Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid, which scuppered their chances of a treble. We are in the final, which was our aim. We played against a very strong team that wasn’t better than us. It was similar in the first leg. We didn’t deserve to lose this game, the goal was very lucky, a deflection into the top corner.
“I think they’ll be a force if he brings in three or four players and keeps the players he’s already got”. In every competition we play in, we try to do the best we can. “They are there because they are a good team”, said Bale.
But although his team failed to create a single effort on target, as opposed to five by Real, City manager Pellegrini insisted his players were unlucky to go out and deserved to take the game to penalties.
Madrid had chances to put the game beyond doubt, with Bale hitting the post and Luka Modric denied by Joe Hart, as City’s star duo Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne were kept quiet throughout in the Spanish capital. “I admire him as a coach and a person, I hope he continues in the job”.
“It’s going to be a very hard game again, we know that, but it’s one we’re looking forward to”.
He said: “Maybe we are not happy now but it has been a special season because we reached the semi-final and that was important for our team”.
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Lucas Vazquez received a yellow card for a late tackle on Raheem Sterling with seven minutes remaining, but replays show the Real Madrid midfielder’s high challenge could have warranted a red.
