Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final facts, stats and head-to-head
Guardiola will have to overcome Simeone’s defensive masterclass
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Your support makes all the difference.Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich have been drawn to face each other at this year’s Champions League semi-final stage.
Pep Guardiola will have to overcome Diego Simeone’s defensive masterclass if he is to reach May’s final and win the competition for the first time since arriving in Bavaria.
In the other semi-final, Manchester City will face Real Madrid, which sets up the prospect of the Bayern head coach taking on his future employers in Milan.
Head-to-head
Bayern Munich 1 Atletico Madrid 1
European Cup final, 15 May 1974
Bayern Munich 4 Atletico Madrid 0
European Cup final replay, 17 May 1974
The two sides have only played each other twice before - in the 1974 European Cup final.
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck scored in the last minute of extra time to deny Atletico the trophy, forcing a replay two days later. That time, Bayern ran out comfortable 4-0 winners.
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Figures taken from this season’s Champions League campaign
Atletico
P10 W5 D3 L2
Group: 1st (Benfica, Galatasaray, Astana)
R16: bt PSV Eindhoven (0-0, 0-0; won 8-7 on penalties)
QF: bt Barcelona (1-2, 2-0)
Bayern
P10 W7 D2 L1
Group: 1st (Arsenal, Olympiakos, Dinamo Zagreb)
R16: bt Juventus (2-2, 4-2 aet)
QF: bt Benfica (1-0, 2-2)
Top scorers
Figures taken from this season’s Champions League campaign
Atletico
Antoine Griezmann – 10 games, 6 goals
Saúl Ñíguez - 10 games, 2 goals
Ángel Correa - 5 games, 1 goal
Luciano Vietto - 5 games, 1 goal
Jackson Martínez - 4 games, 1 goal
Bayern
Robert Lewandowski – 10 games, 8 goals
Thomas Müller - 10 games, 8 goals
Arjen Robben – 3 games, 2 games
Mario Götze – 4 games, 2 goals
Kingsley Coman – 6 games, 2 goals
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