BAYERN 2 ATLETICO 1 (2-2 AGREGATE) - HOW THE SPARTANS FROM MADRID SPOILT GUARDIOLA'S EXIT PARTY

Atletico are through to the final and Guardiola arrives at Manchester Cityhaving failed to give the Champions League to Bayern.

Xabi Alonso’s opener and Robert Lewandowski’s winner on the night were not enough.

This was a cracker with two penalties missed, one for each side, countless chances for Bayern and fierce resistance from Diego Simeone’s Atletico.

In the week of the game’s underdogs, Atletico may not have looked as unlikely winners of this competition as Leicester were of the Premier League at the start of the season.

But they were certainly unfancied. And they were certainly the outsiders in the quarter-finals when they beat Barcelona and again last night.

Xabi Alonso's free-kick deflects off Jose Gimenez and in Getty Images

Alonso opened the scoring at the Allianz Arena Getty Images

Bayern Pep-pered them. They threw everything at an Atletico team that seems to grow in stature the more you put them through the mill.

There are no TKOs in this game, but if these two rivals were in the ring it may well have been stopped before the final whistle.

Bayern were better, for sure. But Atletico were tougher and stronger, made of steel.

And so back to Pep. Two years ago he was knocked out by Spanish opposition after failing to score in the first leg away from home. Ditto last year.

First Real Madrid went on to win the Champions League after beating Bayern, beating Atletico in the final in the process.

Bayern Munich stars celebrate taking the lead Getty Images

Franck Ribery and Diego Simeone talk on the touchline AP:Associated Press

Then Barcelona did the same last year. This time surely would be third time lucky. But no.

No opponent had beaten Atletico by two goals this season in Spain or in Europe. And neither did Bayern.

Guardiola did not dare leave Thomas Muller on the bench like he did last week, attracting an avalanche of criticism after Bayern’s 1-0 loss.

Simeone set his team up to keep Bayern hemmed inside their own half early on.

Three minutes in Fernando Torres was through on goal but was ruled offside. Then when Gabi took aim from fully 40 yards Manuel Neuer was alert.

Guardiola and Juanfran let their tempers fly EPA

Tensions rise as Pep Guardiola and Juanfran exchange words Getty Images

The first big moment came when Griezmann set up Gabi on the edge of the box and the Atletico skipper forced a terrific save from Neuer.

Then Bayern started breaching the Atletico wall.

First Jan Oblak dived at the feet of Lewandowski, then Augusto Fernandez blocked the Polish superstar.

Franck Ribery’s cross fell into Philipp Lahm’s path inside the box but the Bayern skipper blasted across the face of goal.

Next, Fernandez upended David Alaba on the edge of the box and Alonso’s blast took a deflection off Jose Maria Gimenez and flew past Oblak and in. Three minutes later Gimenez grabbed Javi Martinez in the box and Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir gave a penalty.

Oblak makes a stunning save to deny Muller from the penalty spot Getty Images

Griezmann wrong-sided Manuel Neuer to levelthe score on the night Reuters

It could have been the moment Bayern disappeared into the horizon. Instead, more drama.

Oblak saved Muller’s penalty and then kept out Alonso’s rebound too.

We wondered what Simeone would do to stem the Bayern flow and he brought on Yannick Carrasco on the left, switching to 4-5-1. Then BANG.

Torres played the perfect through ball to Griezmann and the Frenchman raced clear before firing his shot past the despairing Neuer.

Replays showed he may have been offside — just. It left Bayern needing two goals in 37 minutes and they came close to the escape act.

David Alaba crossed, Arturo Vidal won the first header above Diego Godin and Lewandowski nodded home with 16 minutes left. Game on.

Griezmann celebrates with Koke after his sublime finish Reute