#4 Bayern strong on the left
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Bayern’s left side was to be manned by Douglas Costa and Juan Bernat, and they did a sterling job ensuring that the Atletico players on the flank were always penned back and did not trouble them with any attacking ability.
They reduced Nico Gaitan's impact to so little that the mercurial Argentine had only three touches of the ball in the entire first half.
It also helped Bayern that Atletico’s regular right-back Juanfran was rested from the game. The Croatian, Sime Vrsaljko stepped in the veteran Spaniard’s place. However, he could not fill the rather large boots of his.
Bayern though were not complaining as it allowed to them to make merry. It was not just Costa and Bernat, whenever the likes of Thiago Alcantara and Renato Sanches made a forward move, it was down the left-hand side. There was wave after wave of attacks down that flank and Bayern were only taking advantage of the uncertainty exuded by one of the fringe players.
