Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid has defeated two of the world's best three teams to reach the Champions League final.
Atletico overcame defending champion Barcelona in the quarterfinal, before Antoine Griezmann's goal at Allianz Arena on Tuesday eliminated Bayern Munich on away goals following a 2-2 aggregate draw.
Simeone acknowledged it has been a hugely impressive campaign from his team and was particularly proud of its response to a brilliant first-half display from Bayern.
"This Champions League has been spectacular and very difficult," said the coach. "We have overcome two of the three best [teams] in the world, going through difficulties and suffering.
"In the first half we saw a tremendous Bayern, with pressure, speed and intensity. We were up against the best team I have faced in my career. Their first half was fantastic, with us providing a minimal response to the situations they created. In the second half it was no longer the same match, it was more even. We countered well, scored a goal and were closer to capitalizing on our advantage from the [Vicente] Calderon."
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