Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal in just 11th minute and what a strike it was. 21 year old Saul Niguez recieved the ball at the halfway mark of the pitch and beat 4 Bayern players before produced an absolute class finish to make it 1-0 for Atletico.
Once Atletico takes the lead it is so hard to break them down and Bayern Munich found it out as they were hurled of the ball time and again by hard working Atletico players. Bayern had couple of decent chances but the best one fell for Atletico when on a break away move Torres turned Alaba inside out with a nice move before producing a nice flick shot at the far post which struck the woodwork.
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich – 1st Leg
[ UEFA Champions League 2016 Semifinal ]
Date: Wednesday, 27th April 2016 – Time: 20:45 CET/19:45 uk time
Venue: Vicente Calderón, Madrid
TV Channels: BT Sports (UK), Fox1 (US), beIN Sports (Middle-east)
Atletico Madrid can make history as they are still level on points with Barcelona in Spanish La Liga and could very well end up winning La Liga title while defensively they are the most solid team of the last four left in champions league. When they host Bayern Munich on wednesday night they will be hoping to take a positive result to Munich for the second leg next week. But if Atletico are the best defensive unit in Europe, Bayern Munich are second only to Barcelona in terms of attacking abilities.
Team News & Lineups: As far as the team news is concerned, Atletico Madrid are sweating over the fitness of team captain Diego Godin who might miss the first leg muscle problems apart from that Diego Simone has a full team to choose. Fernando Torres is also available after sitting out in the second leg of quarterfinal against Barcelona. Which means Torres and Griezmann to start upfront while Gabi, Koke, Yannick Carrasco and Saul to start in four man midfield.
Bayern Munich on the other hand are likely to be without several stars including Jeroem Boateng, Arjan Robben, Philip Lahm and Bernat but Pep Guardiola is well equipped to put together a strong unit. This is how I expect both teams to lineup on Wednesday night.
Match Predictions: Spanish side Atletico Madrid has not conceded a goal in last 6 of their 8 champions league games. They are also on a 5 game winning streak leading upto first leg against Bayern. Bayern Munich on the other hand are one of the highest scoring team in champions league with 2.5 goals scored on average in last 12 games in europe. So its pretty much a similar scenario as Barcelona Atletico thats defense vs attack. Atletico are having blinder of a season and possibly they can complete a league and champions league double or might end up empty handed after such a competitive season. I am going with a 1-0 for Atletico in first leg. See More
