Madrid, Spain – Atletico Madrid secured their place in the 2025-2026 Champions League semi-finals, despite losing 2-1 to Barcelona in the second leg of the quarter-finals at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, thanks to their 2-0 victory in the first leg.
Barcelona started the match strongly, opening the scoring early through Lamine Yamal in the 4th minute, before Ferran Torres extended the lead with a second goal in the 24th minute.
لامين يامال يرد في الميدان ويسجل أول أهداف برشلونة ويشعل اللقاء 🔥⚽️#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #برشلونة | #أتليتيكو_مدريد pic.twitter.com/FFVBS54GSw
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 14, 2026🔥🔥 إثارة وأجواء حماسية..
فيران توريس يسجل الهدف الثاني لبرشلونة ⚽️😮
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 14, 2026But Atletico Madrid quickly brought the game back into the excitement, after narrowing the gap through Ademola Lookman in the 31st minute, keeping his team’s hopes of qualifying alive.
الإثارة تتواصل وأتليتيكو مدريد ينتفض بهدف أحرزه لوكمان ⚽️#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #برشلونة | #أتليتيكو_مدريد pic.twitter.com/gmDs7KfeCG
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 14, 2026In the second half, the referee disallowed a third Barcelona goal for offside, before the Catalan team’s situation became more complicated with the expulsion of Eric Garcia in the 78th minute.
Despite the efforts of both teams in the final minutes, the score remained unchanged, confirming Atletico’s qualification for the semi-finals, benefiting from the aggregate result of the two matches.
