Atlético Madrid reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, even though they lost 2-1 to Barcelona at home. They went through 3-2 on aggregate after winning the first leg 2-0.
Barcelona made a fast start, with Lamine Yamal testing the goalkeeper early on. He then gave his side the lead in the fourth minute after a defensive mistake. Ferran Torres later scored a fine goal to bring Barcelona level on aggregate.
Atlético responded quickly, with Ademola Lookman scoring a simple goal to put them back in front overall. The first half was full of action and chances for both teams.
In the second half, Atlético sat deeper and tried to hit Barcelona on the counter-attack. Barcelona thought they had scored again through Torres, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR check.
Barcelona kept pushing, but Atlético held firm. A late red card for Eric García made things harder for the visitors, and they were unable to find another goal.
In the end, Atlético Madrid did enough to go through and continue their strong record in knockout matches after winning the first leg away. Barcelona are now out of the competition and will focus on winning La Liga.
