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the hands of Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid. Bayern were humbled to a 1-0 defeat in Madrid last week and were held to a 1-1 draw by Borussia Monchengladbach at the weekend to put their Bundesliga title celebrations on hold. This 1-1 stalemate was only the second time they have failed to win at home this season.
Meanwhile, Atletico's 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano at the weekend saw them keep pace with La Liga's title chasing duo of Barcelona and rivals Real Madrid. Diego Simeone's side have won their last seven competitive outings, conceding just one goal in the process.
Bayern will have to work extra hard to break down Atletico's resolute defence, as the Spanish club could hold firm to secure their place in the Champions League final.
TEAM NEWS
- French winger, Franck Ribery is a doubt with a back problem and could miss out on a place in the starting eleven.
- Badstuber and Robben are both ruled out with ankle and groin problems respectively.
- Thomas Mueller looks set to feature in the starting eleven after settling for a place on the bench last week at the Vicente Calderon, with one of Thiago Alcantara or Arturo Vidal dropping to the substitute's bench.
- Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is fit after missing the first leg.
- Diego Simeone is without Tiago who is ruled out through injury, but Godin could start alongside Gimenez at the heart of the defence.
My Possible Line-Ups
Bayern Munich Starting XI: Neuer, Bernat, Alaba, Martinez, Lahm, Alonso, Coman, Vidal, Muller, Costa, Lewandowski
Atletico Madrid Starting XI: Oblak, Luis, Godin, Gimenez, Niguez, Fernandez, Gabi, Koke, Griezmann, Torres
Superb
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