Atletico Madrid survive Barcelona scare, reach Champions semis | OneFootball

Despite the win over Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League. The Catalan side beat Diego Simeone’s team 2-1 this Tuesday at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, but lost 3-2 on aggregate and exit the competition in the quarterfinals. Lamine Yamal and Ferrán Torres gave Barça an early lead, but Lookman scored the goal that secured the home side’s place in the semifinals.

Tie situation

As a result, Atlético advance and will face the winner of the clash between Arsenal and Sporting in the Champions League semifinals. The first-leg matches of the next round will be played on April 28 and 29, while the return legs will take place the following week, on May 5 and 6.

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📋 Match summary

🔴 ATLÉTICO DE MADRID 1 x 2 BARCELONA 🔵

🏆 Competition: Champions League quarterfinals 🏟️ Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano 📅 Date: April 14, 2025 (Tuesday) ⏰ Kickoff: 4 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match unfolded

Lamine Yamal created Barcelona’s first chance in the opening minute, driving forward and shooting from the edge of the box, only to be denied by goalkeeper Musso. Shortly after, in the fourth minute, Yamal intercepted an attempted back pass from Lenglet, and Ferrán Torres played it first time for the young forward to go one-on-one with the keeper and finish low to open the scoring for Barça. Atlético responded in the seventh minute, when Lookman pounced on a loose ball from a cross on the right side of the area and struck with his left foot, but missed the target and handed Barcelona a goal kick.

In the 23rd minute, Olmo received the ball through the middle and threaded it through for Ferrán Torres, who turned, drove into the box and fired a left-footed shot high across goal to score the visitors’ second and level the tie on aggregate. A minute later, Yamal delivered an outside-of-the-foot cross and Fermín headed it unmarked, forcing another good save from Musso. Then, in the 30th minute, Llorente surged down the right and delivered a precise cross to the penalty spot for Lookman to finish into the net and score for Atlético.

In the second half, in the seventh minute, Álvarez broke on the counterattack and laid it off for Lookman to side-foot a dangerous effort from outside the box just wide of Joan García’s goal. Two minutes later, Ferrán Torres even scored Barça’s third, but it was ruled out for offside. In the 29th minute, after a cross into the area, the ball fell to center-back Le Normand in a good Atlético chance, but Joan García made a save with his foot to prevent the goal.

Five minutes later, Sørloth ran onto a through ball and charged toward Barcelona’s goal, but was pulled back and brought down by Eric García, who was sent off, leaving the Catalan side shorthanded. Then, in stoppage time, in the 50th minute, Ronald Araújo met a cross inside the six-yard box and had the chance to level the tie, but headed over Musso’s goal.

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