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SAUL NIGUEZ (Atletico Madrid) – 6.69
A memorable night for the Spanish under-21 international as his solo effort secured Atletico Madrid a precious 1-0 advantage over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Saul collected the ball near the halfway line, skipped past four would-be defenders before unleashing a powerful shot to give Atletico the lead after 11 minutes.
Atletico will travel to Munich for the return leg next Tuesday looking to to reach their second final in three years and exact revenge for their defeat to Bayern in the 1974 final.
FILIPE LUIS (Atletico) – 6.64
The former Chelsea player displayed a voracious work-rate on and off the ball, containing Bayern sharpshooters Kingsley Coman and Philipp Lahm.
Luis created an opportunity for a second goal, whipping in a cleverly weighed cross that was met by Koke, but the ball was diverted out for a corner.
Diego Simeone will gain confidence from the strength Luis showed across the middle and his ability to cut off opposition key men.
GARETH BALE (Real Madrid) – 6.63
Bale failed to spark the same influence as Cristiano Ronaldo, but still proved to be effective as the game progressed.
The Welshman caused Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi lots of problems and completed an impressive nine take-ons and had five shots.
He kept pushing forward but failed to engineer the killer breakthrough to give Madrid the advantage.
PEPE (Real Madrid) – 6.52
The Portuguese star was immense for Real Madrid, despite his late miss when a goal seemed inevitable.
He made seven clearances and two interceptions and stepped up to underline why he is one of the most solid centre backs in the competition.
Los Blancos will need Pepe at his best in the return leg if they are to advance to a second final in three years.
Pepe.
JOE HART (Manchester City) – 6.43
The star of the night for Manchester City.
The England keeper stuck out his left boot to deflect away a header from Casemiro and moments later made a starfish-style block to prevent Pepe from snatching a late winner from point-blank range.
City’s first semi-final appearance in the competition was a let-down, but by preventing Madrid from notching an away goal the tie’s underdogs keep their hopes of reaching the final ahead of next week’s return leg at the Bernabeu.
