🧨Atlético into the semis: 2-1 defeat by Barça is enough! 🟥 Garcia, 90' 🤯 | OneFootball

Atletico Madrid reach the Champions League semi-finals: the 2-1 defeat to Barcelona at the Metropolitano is enough after the 2-0 win in the first leg. Barça’s pressure produces goals from Yamal (4') and Ferran Torres (24'); for the colchoneros, Lookman’s goal (31') is enough.

Qualification was sealed by an excellent second half in which Simeone’s team came close to scoring several times, got Eric Garcia sent off, and held firm against the late onslaught. Atletico Madrid will face the winner of Arsenal-Sporting in the semi-finals.

In the first half Barça came out aggressively and nearly scored with Yamal, then in the 9th minute Lenglet gifted the ball away in build-up to the blaugrana: F. Torres set up Yamal, who fired through Musso’s legs for 1-0. Atletico responded with two shots from Lookman and Griezmann, but Barça made it 2-0 in the 24th minute: a through ball from Olmo and a finish from F. Torres.

Shortly after, Musso had to save from Fermin Lopez, who cut his face after the header, falling right onto Musso’s boot: several minutes of medical treatment were needed before he returned. Simeone’s side grew more dangerous and made it 2-1 in the 31st minute: cross from Marcos Llorente and tap-in from Lookman.

Flick’s team also attacked at the start of the second half and VAR ruled out a Ferran Torres goal for offside, then Atletico threatened again with two shots from Lookman and Griezmann, while Joan Garcia made a miracle save against Le Normand.

The introductions of Lewandowski and Rashford did not spark the blaugrana, who protested over a challenge on Olmo, and shortly after Eric Garcia was sent off after an on-field review: a push in the back on Sorloth, who was through on goal. The final chance fell to Araujo, who headed over in the 96th minute.

🟥 Red card for E. Garcia! Barça protests over Olmo

MINUTE 80 - Eric Garcia pushes Sorloth in the back as he races through on goal, referee Turpin initially books the defender and then stops play for offside.

VAR intervenes immediately and changes everything. First it tells the referee it is not offside, then sends him to the monitor, and the official changes his decision: it’s a red card for E. Garcia.

A few minutes earlier Barça had protested over a challenge in the box by Koke and Marcos Llorente on Dani Olmo.

🧤 Joan Garcia saves Barça

MINUTE 74 - Atletico keep growing into the game and Joan Garcia has to produce a miracle save on Le Normand: a close-range effort near the six-yard box, but the goalkeeper keeps it out with his leg.

🩸 Blood for Ruggeri too, but he stays on

MINUTE 68 - Gavi accidentally catches Ruggeri in the face during an aerial duel. The Italian wing-back starts bleeding and needs medical treatment, then comes back on with the classic "turban".

❌ Ferran Torres goal ruled out

MINUTE 55 - Barça keep pushing after the break: Dani Olmo finds Gavi in the box, he shoots, the effort is deflected and reaches Ferran Torres. The forward picks out the top corner but is in an offside position.

🤯 Atletico pull one back: Lookman makes it 1-2! 3rd highest-scoring Nigerian

MINUTE 31 - Atletico exploit Barcelona’s high line, with Marcos Llorente crossing from the right for Lookman: his tap-in is perfect and makes it 2-1. The colchoneros move back ahead on aggregate (3-2).

RANDOM STATS: Lookman is the 3rd highest-scoring Nigerian player in the Champions League (8), behind Obafemi Martins (9) and Osimhen (16).

🩸Boot to the face for Fermín Lopez: play stopped for 4 minutes

MINUTE 27 - Yamal crosses for Fermín Lopez, who heads it, Musso makes a great save but the attacker, as he falls, hits the goalkeeper’s boot. Fermín bleeds heavily and needs medical treatment for several minutes. He is still able to return to the pitch.

🧨 Barça 2-0: chances and danger! F. Torres scores

MINUTE 24 - Barça complete the comeback after coming close to a second goal several times: Dani Olmo plays a brilliant through ball for Ferran Torres, who scores with his left foot into the far corner for 2-0.

💣 Yamal makes it 1-0, Lenglet ERROR! Haaland surpassed 📊

MINUTE 4 - After a dominant start, Barça go 1-0 up immediately: Lenglet miscues a back-pass that gifts possession to the blaugrana, Ferran Torres sets up Yamal, who scores in front of Musso.

RANDOM STATS: At 18 years and 275 days old, Lamine Yamal is now the youngest player ever in the Champions League to record at least 10 goal contributions in a single season, surpassing Erling Haaland’s previous record at 19 years and 212 days.

👶🏻 Barça incredibly young, it’s a record

As highlighted by Opta, Barcelona fielded a team with an average age of 24 years and 347 days. It is the lowest ever in the history of the Champions League knockout stage.

😂 Simeone: "I’ll put 5 or 6 men on Yamal"

Before the match, Diego Simeone spoke in the mixed zone in response to Lamine Yamal, who had provoked him by asking to be left 1-v-1.

"Does he want just one man on him? I think I’ll put 5 or 6 on him."

❌ UEFA rejects Barça’s appeal over Pubill

UEFA declared Barcelona’s appeal "inadmissible" regarding the incident in which Pubill deliberately stopped the ball with his hand in the box from Musso’s restart. An incident that caused plenty of protests.

✅ OFFICIAL lineups

ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2): Musso; Molina, Lenglet, Le Normand, Ruggeri; Simeone, Koke, Llorente, Lookman; Griezmann, Alvarez.

BARCELONA (4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Cancelo, Eric Garcia, Martin, Kounde; Pedri, Gavi; Yamal, Olmo, Fermin Lopez; Ferran Lopez

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

📸 JAVIER SORIANO - AFP or licensors