🧨 Barça KO, Atletico 2-0! Cubarsí 🟥, rage at Pubill: handball 😱 | OneFootball

Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 at Camp Nou in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals: a golazo from J. Alvarez from a free kick (45') and a finish from Sorloth (70') prove decisive. Also crucial was Cubarsì’s red card in the 42nd minute, which then led to the free kick for the 1-0.

Also worth noting is Barça’s fury over a deliberate and naive handball in the box by Pubill, which referee Kovacs did not punish. 3 shots on target for Atletico, excellent defending, and just one attempt in the second half while 11 vs 10 were enough for Simeone’s side.

In the 1st half, Barcelona wasted an early chance through Rashford while Alvarez tested J. Garcia. The blaugrana controlled possession, Yamal caused problems and produced some sensational plays that ultimately came to nothing. Atletico defended in an organized way and took advantage of Barça’s high line in the 42nd minute: Cubarsì brought down Simeone as he was heading toward goal, the referee first showed yellow and then sent him off after reviewing it on the monitor. From the resulting free kick, Julian Alvarez picked out the top corner for 1-0.

After the break, Barça dominated possession and the chances despite being a man down: Rashford hit the crossbar from a free kick and then a few promising openings were not taken. The blaugrana were furious in the 55th minute after being denied a blatant penalty: Musso played it to Pubill, who then deliberately stopped the ball with his hand, setting it up for his clearance. The referee did not give it, just as happened in Bayern-Arsenal, which enraged Tuchel in 2024.

Atletico then scored with their only shot of the half in the 70th minute despite being 11 vs 10: Ruggeri crossed and Sorloth turned it in to make it 2-0.

💣 2-0 for Sorloth with Atletico’s 1st shot of the 2nd half

MINUTE 70 - Atletico’s first shot after the break becomes the 2-0: Ruggeri crosses from the left, Sorloth (who came on in the 60th minute) turns it into the net with his left foot. For the colchoneros, it’s 2 goals from 3 shots on target and less possession even while playing 11 vs 10.

😠 Barça FURIOUS! Pubill sets it up with his hand for Musso

MINUTE 55 - Barça dominated the start of the second half and protested over a bizarre play: Musso took a goal kick and passed the ball to Pubill, who stopped it with his hand on the six-yard box line to set up his clearance.

The ball had not yet left the six-yard box and the referee did not consider it in play. An identical incident to what happened in Arsenal-Bayern in April 2024, which left Tuchel furious after the match.

♻️ Lewandowski and Pedri off: Flick tightens things up

MINUTE 46 - Lewandowski and Pedri go off, with Fermin Lopez and Gavi coming on. Barça deploy Rashford as the striker and add more weight in midfield to cope while a man down.

🟥 RED for Cubarsì! Free kick and GOLAZO from J. Alvarez 🚀

MINUTE 42 - Cubarsì pulls back Giuliano Simeone from behind when he would have been through on goal. The ball seemed to have run behind the Atletico player, and for that reason the referee showed yellow.

VAR called Kovács to the monitor and he changed the decision because Simeone had still tried to reach the ball: the move was stopped by Cubarsì’s foul.

From the resulting free kick, Julian Alvarez scored into the top corner.

RANDOM STATS: it was the first free-kick goal conceded by Barcelona in a Champions League match since 2017/18, scored by Di Maria with Real Madrid.

🤩 Yamal dribbles past 3 in ONE SECOND!

MINUTE 32 - Lamine Yamal came close to a goal that would have been sensational: first he dribbled past Ruggeri and then inside the box produced a “right-left” move that beat Koke and Lookman in one motion. The shot that followed was blocked.

🤕 Hancko injures himself: OUT

MINUTE 30 - Hancko is forced off with what looks like a serious leg injury: the defender goes down on his own after a Barcelona cross. Pubill comes on in his place. 

❌ Rashford goal disallowed, Atletico protests over Cubarsì

MINUTE 17 - Barcelona have a goal ruled out: a through ball for Yamal, who squares it low for a tap-in by Rashford into an empty net. The goal is disallowed for Yamal offside.

Shortly before that, Atletico Madrid had appealed for a handball by Cubarsì in the box, but his arm was tucked into his body.

🥶 Defensive error, Musso saves from Rashford

MINUTE 4 - Simeone wrong-foots Molina with a misplaced pass in buildup, allowing Yamal to find Rashford: his angled shot is saved by Musso.

😱 Barça fans smash Atletico bus window

An ugly incident shortly before kick-off. On arrival at the stadium, the bus was targeted by the blaugrana fans present, who threw several objects at it and damaged it, as clearly shown in the images.

Before the match, Cholo Simeone strongly condemned what happened: "It’s not an isolated case; it’s what usually happens when we come to Barcelona”

⚔️ 5th Barça-Atletico! Both want the Double

After the 2-1 league win in which Barça conquered the Metropolitano four days ago, the blaugrana will try to complete their “revenge” for what happened in the Copa del Rey, where Atletico Madrid knocked out Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate (4-0 win and then 3-0 defeat).

Both teams are still dreaming of a double, with different targets: Liga + Champions for Barça; Copa del Rey + Champions for the colchoneros.

✅ The OFFICIAL lineups

Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Joan García; Koundé, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, João Cancelo; Eric García, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Rashford; Lewandowski. Coach: Flick.

Injured: Raphinha, de Jong, Christensen.

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Musso; Ruggeri, Hancko, Le Normand, Molina; Lookman, Koke, Llorente, Simeone; Alvarez, Griezmann. Coach: Simeone.

Injured: Oblak, Jhonny Cardoso, Barrios.

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