Football Soccer - Bayern Munich training - Munich, Germany - 26/04/16. Bayern Munich's coach Pep Guardiola arrives for training prior to UEFA Champions League semi-final match against Atletico Madrid. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
MADRID (Reuters) - Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola praised his Atletico Madrid counterpart Diego Simeone before Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg for being able to compete with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Simeone led Atletico to a first La Liga title for 18 years in 2014, after winning the Europa League and King’s Cup in preceding seasons, and they are now in second place, level on points with Barca and a point above Real with three games left.
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