Bayern Munich displays grit, toughness in 2-0 signature win over Atlético Madrid
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10-second readFor all the talk about Bayern Munich needing to prove itself in Europe, needing to show more maturity, and needing to demonstrate that it can handle adversity, Tuesday night against Atlético Madrid was a pretty emphatic response.
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For all the talk about Bayern Munich needing to prove itself in Europe, needing to show more maturity, and needing to demonstrate that it can handle adversity, Tuesday night against Atlético Madrid was a pretty emphatic response.
This was not simply about beating Atlético 2-0. It was about how Bayern Munich did it. A notoriously difficult opponent trying to turn the match into the kind of physical, uncomfortable, emotionally draining contest that Diego Simeone loves?
Bayern Munich was not interested in playing along. This team showed mentality, toughness, discipline, and, perhaps most importantly, togetherness. Nobody panicked, nobody hid, and nobody waited around for Harry Kane or Michael Olise to magically solve everything.
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- Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich
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