Atletico
Madrid reached the Champions League final after a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Bayern
Munich saw them go through on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate draw.
In
a thrilling affair which saw two missed penalties, Xabi Alonso handed Bayern
the lead on the night after 31 minutes with a deflected free-kick from just
outside the area.
Jan
Oblak denied Thomas Muller from the penalty spot just moments later, and
Atletico were back level on the night and 2-1 up on aggregate just after the
break through Antoine Griezmann's neat finish having been one-on-one with
Manuel Neuer.
Xabi Alonson puts Bayern Munich ahead in the first half from a deflected free-kick
With Bayern needing two goals, Robert Lewandowski's
close-range header brought the hosts to within one, before Neuer saved Fernando
Torres' penalty with six minutes remaining.
Atletico held on, and will play either Manchester City or
Real Madrid in the final in Milan on May 28 as they look for their first
success in Europe's elite competition.
For the records, Pep Guardiola, has been knocked out at the
semi-final stage in each of the last four seasons.
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