RELIVE: Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (UEFA Champions League)

Ahram Online , Tuesday 5 Apr 2016

Ahram Online provided a live coverage for Tuesday's match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the 1st leg of UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Barcelona's Neymar fights for the ball with Atletico's Miranda, left, during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 9, 2014 (AP)

Full time: Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid

90+5 The referee blows the final whistle, ending the quarter-final first leg with a 2-1 win for Barcelona over Atletico.

90+3 Ateltico enduring a late Barca onslaught...

89' Diego Simeone makes his last substitution, introducing Correa in place of Saul.

86' Augusto cautioned.

85' Barcelona players have a penalty appeal, which was turned down by the ref.

83' Arda Turan comes in instead of Iniesta.

80' Busquets makes way for Sergio Roberto.

78' Center-back Lucas Hernandez booked folloiwing a cynical foul on Neymar..

77' Partey is wheeled on as Griezmann is withdrawn.

76' This time the assist comes from the other full-back, with Alba's cross headed in by Suarez to give his side the lead!!

75' GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Suarez makes it two!!!

73' Griezmann cautioned following a challenge on Alba.

70' Suarez booked folloiwng an off-the-ball shoving in the face on Felipe Luis.

64' Rafinha replaces Rakitic for Barcelona.

63' A mis-hit volley from Alba converted by Suarez from point-blank range to bring the score level. 

63' GOOAAAAALLLLLL!!! Suarez equalizes for Barcelona!!

62' Another curling effort from Neymar misses the target!

60' Felipe Luis booked for a foul on Suarez.

57' Atletico keeper Oblak blocks a strike from range by Messi! It is doubtful that Atleti are going to withstand such pressure till the end of the game!

55' Another header Neymar saved by the keeper. Barca piling up immense pressure now!!

53' Right winger Carrasco makes way for central midfielder Augusto.

50' UBELIEVABLE!!! Neymar sees a curling shot agonizingly bounce off the woodwork!

49' Messi receives the ball between two Barca defenders before seeing his overhead kick go wide of the post!

48' Busquets yellow-carded.

47' Shortly after Atletico had seen a close-range header hit Mascherano to miss the target, Suarez has been adjudged by the ref to have been in an offside position while going through on goal!

The second half begins

45+2 The referee blows the half-time whistle.

45+2 Neymar attempts another strike from range...goes out for goalkick.

45' Barcelona moving the ball around in front of a packed Atletico team, with the hosts still unable to pose threat on goal.

41' Mascherano attemps a shot from outside the area but the ball is easily gathered by the keeper.

38' Busquets escapes a yellow card, with Atletico players far from happy with the ref.

36' Torres dismissed!! a second caution following a foul on Busquets sends the Spaniard forward off!

33' Koke cautioned by the ref for illegally halting a dangerous counter.

32' WHAT A CHANCE!! Ter Stegen palms away a close Griezmann effort from a counter attack!!

31' As expected, the visitors retreated back to close down spaces, with Barca struggling to find a breakthrough

29' Torres goes into the referee's book after tripping Neymar 

25' Koke exploits a pocket of space in the Barcelona midfield before threading a silky through pass to Torres who slides past the keeper Ter Stegen!!

25' GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! TORRES SCORES!!!

23' A well-organized Atletico are so far successful in thwarting Barcelona 

19' A pin-point cross from Alves sees Neymar head narrowly wide from close range!!

16' A solo run by Carrasco wehre he manages to evade several challengers but his eventual strike goes out for throw-in.

13' What a chance! An unmarked Messi fails to make the most of Alba's cross to skew his effort high over!

10' An incessant spell of pressure from Atletico...

5' Messi receives the ball in space inside the inside-right channel before seeing his strike go wide of the post!

4' Without the ball, Atletico appear to be using a 4-4-2 format with a low backline. 

2' Atletico pressing from the front early on

The match gets underway.

20:44 The two sides are lining up now for the UEFA Champions League anthem.

20:30 Both teams are currently warming up with just 15 minutes remaining.

Starting lineups:

Barcelona: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Daniel Alves, Gerard Piqué, Xavier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitić, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Neymar.

Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak, Juanfran, Lucas Hernandez, Godín, Filipe Luís, Gabi, Saúl, Koke, Yannick Carrasco, Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres

19:00 Lionel Messi has fared well when facing Atletico Madrid, scoring 25 goals in 28 games against the Spanish rival, including three hat tricks. No other player has scored more goals against Atletico.

18:30 Atletico, meanwhile, will be counting on French striker Antoine Griezmann, who has scored six goals in his last seven matches with Atletico.

18:00 The striking force of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar will need to pick up the pace after being criticized by many following the loss to Real Madrid on Saturday. The trio has scored 107 goals this season but failed to impress against the rival.

17:30 ''We enjoy these challenges,'' Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said ahead of the match at the Camp Nou. ''After a bad game, we all want to play again and give everything we have. Nobody has more confidence than we do right now.''

17:00 ''It will be even harder than it was on Saturday (against Real Madrid,)'' Pique said. ''Atletico is the second-best team in Spain if you look at the Spanish league.''

16:00 Stefan Savic, Yannick Carrasco and Jose Maria Gimenez, who had been listed as doubtful, also made the trip to Barcelona and will likely be available to play

15:30 Atletico Madrid is set for the return of defender Diego Godin after an absence of nearly three weeks because of a muscle injury

15:10 Atletico is coming off an emphatic 5-1 win over Real Betis in the Spanish league that left the club only six points behind Barcelona with seven rounds left

14:30 The teams faced off in the 2013-14 season, when Atletico held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Camp Nou and won 1-0 in Madrid to advance to the semis. Diego Simeone's team eventually lost to Real Madrid in the final.

14:00 It's the second time Barcelona and Atletico meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League

13:45 Barcelona had been cruising all season, scoring with ease and rarely being threatened but its supremacy was put in doubt after enduring two consecutive games without a victory - a 2-2 draw at Villarreal and the 2-1 loss to Madrid.

13:00 After having its 39-game unbeaten streak halted by a loss to rival Real Madrid this weekend, Barcelona turns its focus to the European tournament trying to remain upbeat.

12:00 Barcelona is using its latest setbacks in the Spanish league as extra motivation for the game Tuesday against Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League

Venue:Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP)

Referee: Felix Brych (GER)

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