Barcelona beaten at Atlético Madrid, Champions hopes hit | OneFootball

Barcelona fell behind in the race for a place in the Champions League semifinals. Despite playing at Camp Nou, the Catalans lost 2-0 to Atlético de Madrid this Wednesday in the first leg of the quarterfinals. After Cubarsí was sent off, Álvarez and Sorloth scored the goals of the match.

Tie situation

With the result, Atlético de Madrid are in a comfortable position ahead of the quarterfinal decider. Diego Simeone’s team can lose by up to one goal and still advance to the Champions League semifinals. The second leg will be played next Tuesday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Wanda Metropolitano. Whoever goes through will face the winner of the Arsenal vs. Sporting clash.

📝MATCH SUMMARY

🔵🔴 BARCELONA 0 x 2 ATLÉTICO DE MADRID 🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: Champions League | Quarterfinals (first leg) 🏟️ Venue: Camp Nou, in Catalonia (ESP) 📅 Date: April 8, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 4 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

Red card

How the match unfolded

The first half started at a lively pace, with Barcelona creating the best chances. In the fourth minute, Rashford made a good individual run and hit a powerful shot, but Musso made the save. In the 32nd minute, Yamal produced a great solo move, dribbling past Atlético de Madrid’s defense, but was also denied by the goalkeeper.

In one of the visitors’ few chances, in the 44th minute of the first half, Cubarsí brought down Julián Álvarez and, after a VAR review, the defender was sent off. From the resulting free kick, the Argentine opened the scoring for Simeone’s team.

In the second half, Barcelona pushed forward, but their numerical disadvantage prevented them from creating clear chances. Atlético de Madrid, whose game was built around counterattacks, took the opportunity to kill off the match in the 25th minute.

After Ruggeri burst down the left flank, the full-back sent in a low cross, and Sorloth finished past García to score the visitors’ second. The home side pressed late on, but without success and never managed to pull level.

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