The match kicks-off at 8:45pm.
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“Atletico have shown what it is to be a big team and they have our full respect”, Real Madrid defender Marcelo said.
After all, Fernando Torres had a penalty of his own saved, robbing Atletico Madrid of their chances to finish in front, advancing without the help of away goals.
Guardiola, who took over from Jupp Heynckes after Bayern had won the domestic double and the Champions League in 2013, will join Premier League side Manchester City next season.
Atleti also have it all to play for, with the title race nearing an exciting ending with just two games left to play.
“Playing in Munich means they’ll have their fans supporting them, but we have the opportunity to score an away goal”. “It’s bitter that we go out after such a game”, Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said. Similarly to Guardiola, Simeone rested his first choice players over the weekend. “We will see”, the Spaniard said.
Guardiola, who had won 14 titles in four years at former club Barcelona, including two Champions League triumphs, would not be drawn into analysing his record at Bayern, who can win a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title this week.
“I saw the replay and it was clearly outside, but in the end it didn’t change the final result so we don’t have to think about that”.
They did that to Bayern Munich, eking out a 1-0 win in their Champions League semifinal first leg thanks to their hard work and determination.
Atletico will approach the game at the Allianz with a lot of caution to avoid being caught on the break by the likes of Kingsley Coman and Lewandowski, who were kept quiet by Atletico’s sturdy defence throughout the first leg.
An away goals defeat to Atletico Madrid, despite a 2-1 win in Germany on Tuesday, sealed Bayern’s elimination from this season’s competition and ended Guardiola’s hopes of going out on a European high.
Valencia have wrecked Real’s title ambitions in their last two league visits to the Bernabeu, holding them to 2-2 draws in the final stretches of the last two seasons.
“It was important to get a few minutes. The tempo will be very different”, said Boateng.
“We have had a very complicated path [to the final], we have beaten the best in Europe”.
He is a known admirer of Atletico coach Diego Simeone and would be loathed to leave the Argentine, who is set to stay on for the foreseeable future.
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Vidal was critical of Atletico’s style of play after the match, claiming they did not deserve to progress by way of adopting a defensive approach.
