Griezmann scored the decisive goal after combining with Torres, heading the ball to his teammate and then racing onto the return pass to finish coolly past Neuer on a breakaway.
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Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons after defeating Bayern Munich on goal difference on Tuesday.
After Atletico had beaten Bayern 1-0 in Madrid, Griezmann’s crucial away goal in Munich means Diego Simeone’s Atletico will face either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final. That’s what we did.
‘It will be a failure if we do not reach the final, ‘ he said.
“We’re not German champions yet – we still need a point”.
“We have the chance to create history and the opponent is irrelevant”.
“We eliminated PSV, Barcelona and Bayern to get here, so watch out [to the other finalists]!”
“We did everything we could, and I’m proud of my players. We deserved it”, he said in a post-match television interview.
“You are disappointed when you dont play well”.
However, they could not find a way past Oblak, who blocked David Alaba’s 20-yard volley in injury time.
“The most important thing is that we have to be prepared for a hard task”.
Things were looking good for Bayern when they were awarded a penalty shortly after the goal.
“It was great to see my team play with such intensity”. Xabi Alonso and Robert Lewandowski netted for Bayern on a night when both teams missed penalties in Munich.
Bayern needed to score two goals in 25 minutes. “The people can say what they want, but it was really an honor to work with these players”, he added.
Guardiola’s success at Munich was always going to be measured by his exploits in Europe and three successive failures at the penultimate hurdle will cast a shadow over an otherwise stellar performance on the domestic front.
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“Yes, Atletico play destructive football but they knew exactly what they wanted and in this chess game Simeone made all the right moves”, said Olic, who played in two losing Champions League finals for Bayern before leaving in 2012 to join VfL Wolfsburg.
