Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says his side’s “thrilling” Champions League semi-final success over Bayern Munich was like the final moments in a movie.
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Diego Simeone’s Atletico, who can still win La Liga this season, eliminated Champions League holders Barcelona in the last round and their win over Bayern, who were chasing a treble, will further boost their confidence going into the final. They were given a huge let off when Fernando Torres missed from the spot.
Xabi Alonso had given Bayern the lead through a deflected free kick, but Antoine Griezmann had given Atletico the deciding away goal shortly after the start of the second half.
With Bayern now on the backfoot and needing at least two more goals to advance, Atletico grew bolder and Juanfran’s shot on the hour sailed narrowly wide.
Vazquez, 24, has been at Real Madrid since 2007 but only made his first team debut in September 2015. “I don’t think Real Madrid demonstrated tonight that they are better than Manchester City”. “They were better, but we scored an away goal, which was important”, said Griezmann.
“They were two great saves by the goalies, I have to say how hard it is to cope with this situation at Bayern, playing away from home. Of course I wanted to win the Champions League with Bayern and I tried my best to do that – I’ve given my life for this team”.
Having missed his first-half penalty, Mueller was left to rue the chances that got away.
We ran a simulation of the game using Konami’s “Pro Evolution Soccer 2016” on XBOX One, and here’s how it went down.
Bayern can become the first club to win four consecutive German league titles if they win at Ingolstadt on Saturday and they also face Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup final in Berlin on May 21. “It’s unbelievable what we have achieved”, said Simeone.
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But it was Atletico’s evening as they held on to reach another final, can they gain revenge against their rivals Real Madrid later this month in Milan?
