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Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid : Five things to look for

By Vijay Vemu

Atletico Madrid players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Malaga CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on April 23, 2016. / AFP / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)
Atletico Madrid players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Malaga CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on April 23, 2016. / AFP / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images) /
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MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 13: Angel Correa, Gabi Fernandez Arenas; Saul Niguez, Diego Godin, Thomas Partey, Augusto Fernandez of Atletico Madrid, Javier Mascherano of Barcelona form a wall during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona at Vicente Calderon stadium on April 13, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 13: Angel Correa, Gabi Fernandez Arenas; Saul Niguez, Diego Godin, Thomas Partey, Augusto Fernandez of Atletico Madrid, Javier Mascherano of Barcelona form a wall during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona at Vicente Calderon stadium on April 13, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /

4. Can Atletico stay organized defensively?

Bayern Munich are a really tough team to deal with offensively with the type of players that they have. With strikers such as Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller combined with wing play of Douglas Costa and Frank Ribery, Bayern Munich are one of the top teams offensively and will test Jon Oblak’s goal on more than one occasion. They also could get surprise offense from Arturo Vidal in the midfield as he has scored in the last two UCL games for Bayern Munich.

But Atletico are a tough team to deal with as they have only allowed 16 goals in La Liga, the least in Spain and held Barcelona to no offense whatsoever in the second leg. It’s all based on the defensive structure of Atletico Madrid. They will likely park the bus if they get a lead and will defend like crazy. Atletico will look to make the game physical and tough for Bayern. Like Barcelona, Bayern aren’t that of a physical team and could be thrown off by Atletico’s style of play.

But Bayern can sometimes lull you to sleep with their possession and it will test Atletico’s organization skills. One step out-of-place and the ball could be in the back of your net. Bayern Munich are that good.

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