- Fernando Torres said his side will give everything against Bayern Munich
- Atletico Madrid travel to Germany on Tuesday night with a 1-0 advantage
- Torres highlighted Atletico's impressive defensive record in Europe
- Diego Godin is available for the clash after returning from back injury
Atletico
Madrid must rely on their renowned teamwork to get past Bayern Munich in
Tuesday's Champions League last four clash as they bid to reach a
second final in three seasons, said striker Fernando Torres.
Atletico
beat the Germans 1-0 in last week's first leg to take a narrow
advantage with them to Munich on Tuesday as they look to repeat their
2014 feat of reaching the showpiece match.
Real Madrid, who beat Atletico in that final, face Manchester City in the other semi after a goalless first leg.
+8
Fernando Torres and team-mate Saul Niguez walk out at the Allianz Arena for Atletico Madrid training
+8
Torres spoke of the the great teamwork in the Atletico side and said the players would 'die for each other'
+8
The Spanish side seemed to be enjoying themselves as they prepared for the Champions League semi-final
+8
Torres said he and his team-mates know they can beat anyone going into Tuesday night's second leg
'The
most important thing is that we know who we are,' Atletico's Torres
told reporters on Monday. 'We are nothing if we are not a team. As a
team we can beat anyone.'
Atletico
have peaked at just the right time, going into the game with a
seven-match winning streak in all competitions while keeping six
straight clean sheets.
They
are also level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona, albeit in
second place on their head-to-head record, with two games remaining.
+8
Diego Simeone's side have a 1-0 lead going into the second leg with an excellent defensive record
+8
Atletico players joke around during training at the Allianz Arena where they will play Bayern Munich
+8
Simeone said that Diego Godin could return to the Atletico team after recovering from a back injury
'We
are the team that concedes few goals in Europe. We have also been
scoring almost in every game from mid-season to now,' the 32-year-old
Torres said. 'We will play to win. We will give everything to fulfil our
dream.'
'We
want to keep being a team and this is our mentality. We die for each
other and every game is a battle. Bayern are probably the best team we
have faced this season.'
Atletico
coach Diego Simeone will have defender Diego Godin back after he
recovered from a hamstring injury but he declined to reveal if the
experienced Uruguayan would play.
'We
have four strong central defenders available,' said the Argentine
coach, who has had great success at the club including winning La Liga
and the Europa League, with the Champions League the last major prize
missing from his collection.
'The
work we have done these past four-and-a-half-years is gradually paying
off. We have young players and it is really fantastic to work with
them,' said Simeone.
+8
But the Argentinian manager would not confirm if the Uruguayan would return saying he has many
No comments:
Post a Comment