Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Sreya

Atletico Madrid hosts Bayern Munich at Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid on 27th April, Wednesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Diego Simeone and Pep Guardiola come face to face in the last four after the Spanish club defeated Guardiola’s former club in the quarter-finals.

While Diego Simeone’s Atlético have reached the last four for the second time in three years, Bayern Munich are appearing at this stage for the fifth season in a row.

Team News

Diego Godin joins Tiago (a broken leg) with a hamstring injury on the sidelines, while Fernando Torres returns from suspension. Holger Badstuber and Arjen Robben are Bayern Munich’s major injury concerns while Jerome Boateng is facing a late fitness test.

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Thoughts From Both Camps

“The game against Bayern will be as difficult or even more so than the one against Barcelona. They have different weapons but play similar football. We hope it won’t be their night and that we can get a good result.”

– Jose Gimenez, Atletico Madrid.

Atletico have the best defense in the Spanish Liga. I think they’re a team that play on the break. We need to be careful. We know it will be tough, but we are Bayern.”

– Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Head-2-Head statistics, the previous two matches between these two clubs have resulted in one draw and one win for Bayern Munich. Although Pep Guardiola’s side will start the match as favorites, Atletico Madrid’s defense will hold the key to their future in the competition and a 1-1 stalemate is the most likely result for the first leg.

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