Torres missed a glorious chance to break the deadlock after 22 minutes, heading against the post from just three yards out following Saul Niguez’s flick, and Robert Lewandowski nodded a presentable opening into Oblak’s grasp at the other end.
But Atleti got the lead they deserved after 35 minutes. Sloppy play from Xabi Alonso saw the ball break into Carrasco’s path, and he drilled a low finish past Neuer and in off the base of the post from 20 yards.
Ribery scuffed a shot past the near corner after finding a rare pocket of space in the Atleti area, and Muller headed wide when unmarked at a corner just after half-time as Bayern looked for a decisive response.
Ancelotti introduced Arjen Robben just before the hour mark in a bid to inject some attacking verve, but Neuer was called upon to keep his side in the match when he dived to his left to parry Carrasco’s drive from distance.
Bayern set up camp in Atleti’s half in the closing stages, Lewandowski glancing a header just past Oblak’s right-hand post, before Robben arrowed a low shot narrowly wide, but their attacking efforts remained largely laboured against a home defence brilliantly marshalled by Diego Godin.
Griezmann then squandered the chance to make the last few minutes comfortable, crashing his spot-kick off the woodwork after Arturo Vidal had barged Filipe Luis to ground, but Atleti held firm to extend their run to 26 wins in 31 European games on home turf.
Key Opta stats:
– Carrasco is the first player to score from outside the box against Bayern this season (all competitions).
– Ancelotti has lost five of his last eight meetings against Atletico in all competitions (W1 D2).
– Atletico have taken three penalties in their last four CL games, failing to score any of them (two by Griezmann, one by Torres).
A new look for 2016, this is the Amy Rodriguez soccer jersey will be wearing as they compete for the trophy this summer. Shannon Boxx, Whitney Engen, Christie Rampone, Kelley O'Hara and Becky Sauerbrunn. hope solo shirt Anthony Martial, Eric Bailly, Ander Herrera, Daley Blind, Sam Johnstone, Phil Jones, Marouane Fellaini, Sergio Romero, David de Gea, Memphis Depay, Axel Tuanzebe, Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
– Only Sevilla (5) have won more penalties than Atletico (4) in the Champions League since last season.
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