Saul gives Atletico advantage

Saul Niguez’s superb individual effort gave Atletico Madrid a vital 1-0 win going into their Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich.

As they look to reach the final for a second time in three seasons, Atletico took the lead early on at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday night through Saul’s fine run and finish, before Antoine Griezmann came close to a second, only to be denied by Manuel Neuer’s save.

More of the chances fell to Bayern in the second half as David Alaba hit the bar from 40 yards out and Jan Oblak saved well from an Arturo Vidal effort, while Atletico’s Fernando Torres saw his effort hit the post with 15 minutes remaining.

The two sides meet again on Tuesday in Munich, where Bayern will be looking to reach a fourth final in seven seasons.

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