Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid LIVE
Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth struck as Atletico Madrid stunned 10-man Barcelona to win the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final 2-0. Alvarez curled home a stunning free-kick after the dismissal of Pau Cubarsi and Sorloth tightened Atletico's grip on the tie with a second 20 minutes from time at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
Barca, who beat the same opponents in LaLiga on Saturday, were left to rue a series of missed chances both before and after Cubarsi's red card for hauling down Giuliano Simeone. Marcus Rashford went close on several occasions, but was unable to find a way past Atletico goalkeeper Juan Musso.
Both sides had come through English opposition to reach the last eight. Barca made light work of Newcastle United, decimating the Magpies 8-3 on aggregate, including a 7-2 thrashing at the Nou Camp in the second leg. Atleti thrashed Tottenham in their first leg, but were beaten at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 3-2 in Igor Tudor’s only victory in his short tenure as Spurs’ interim head coach.
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FT: Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
There we have it. Atletico are in the driving seat with a huge victory at the Nou Camp. What a performance from Simeone's men.
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
90+1 mins: Three added minutes.
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
90 mins: Yamal twists and turns on the edge of the area, looking to get a shot off, but his path is blocked. He finds Balde wider, but the left-back’s cross finds no-one in the middle.
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
86 mins: Balde is on for the hosts, replacing Cancelo.
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
85 mins: Five minutes to go. What can the hosts muster? Can Atleti hold out for a crucial clean sheet?
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
82 mins: Almada and Gonzalez are on for Simeone and Griezmann.
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
79 mins: Cancelo dances through a swathe of bodies down the left and wins the corner off Molina. The corner is played short and Yamal looks to catch Musso out, but the keeper is alert to it.
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
77 mins: What can Barca do to respond? Time is running out. Can they slash the deficit ahead of the second leg?
Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
73 mins: Araujo and Torres are on for Rashford and Kounde.
Goal! Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
71 mins: Atleti are two up, and it’s Sorloth who has it. It’s a clinical finish, as the big striker gets across his man and turns home Ruggeri’s cross.
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