Diego Simeone insists Atletico Madrid will play to win at Bayern Munich despite their advantage heading into the Champions League semi-final second leg.

Saul Niguez's sublime solo effort set up Atleti for a typically battling 1-0 win in last week's reverse contest at Vicente Calderon.

Simeone's side are a formidable defensive unit, having conceded only 16 goals in 36 Liga matches this season, but the Argentine coach is not willing to rest on a slender advantage at the Allianz Arena.

"I do not have any shame to acknowledge that I have fear - now and before every game," he told a pre-match news conference.

"Let's go out and win. We know that the draw gets us through but we cannot think of staying in it. Winning is the essence of the game."