Quarter-final of the Champions League: FC Barcelona a stunning face Atletico Madrid – The Équipe.fr

The match: 2-1

The fans of FC Barcelona went through all emotions Tuesday evening during the quarterfinals of the champions League to face Atletico Madrid finally won by their team (2-1). The disappointment, first, when Fernando Torres opened the scoring in the 25th minute following a Koke service. Hope returned when “El Nino” received a red card ten minutes later, leaving his team with ten.

The concern was then seized the blaugrana fans who saw their team powerplay, dominate without managing to deceive Oblak, goalkeeper Colchoneros. Mascherano (41st), Neymar (45 + 1, 51e, 54e, 62e) or Messi (49th, 56th) have tried to equalize in vain. It is ultimately Suarez (63), ideally placed, after a cross from Alves echoed by Alba, which validated the outrageous domination of Barca and especially relieved fans.

the first period of the men of Luis Enrique has been in line with the second half against Real Madrid in the Clasico lost past weekend (2-1), with a lack blatant desire. After the break, face training Atlético regrouped in front of his goal (a line of four, a line of five), the Catalans have finally decided to go mark. And it’s even Suarez, though not in a big night, who punished a second time Madrileños a headed goal (74th) consecutive to a center of Alves.

FC Barcelona avoided the worst by winning, but this result leaves hope to Atletico Madrid that will attempt an achievement, April 13, in his enclosure Vicente-Calderon. “We’re still alive for the second leg, confirmed Antoine Griezmann, striker of Atletico the micro Canal +. We will be home front of our fans, we will make a great game, we hope to finish eleven against eleven. It will do everything to put the odds on our side “

Player. Torres, a goal that matters and expulsion stupid

Fernando Torres could have been the hero of the quarter-finals of the champions League. Instead, the attacker of Colchoneros has complicated the task of his team by being expelled in the 35th minute after two needless fouls on Neymar (29th) and Busquets (35th). Ten minutes before the red card, Torres opened the scoring after a pass from Koke. If this is his eleventh goal against Barcelona was the first European Cup in the jersey of Atlético he had already paid between 2000 and 2007 before returning in 2014.

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Luis Suarez has not achieved its most spectacular game Tuesday night against Atletico Madrid. But Uruguay is still a poison. The proof: he shot three times, twice on target and deceived twice Oblak, the keeper of Atlético. Impressive.