AFCON 2025
Barcelona are on the verge of exiting the UEFA Champions League after suffering a 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid at home.
The Rojiblancos took advantage of the numerical deficit to seal an important win ahead of the second leg in Madrid.
Paulo Curbasi, being the last man in defense brought down Julliano Simoeone who was heading towards goal.
Atletico Madrid started the tie on the back foot as they were forced to defend deep against Marcus Rashford Lamine, Robert Lewandowski and Yamal, who came close to scoring.
A few minutes after Curbasi’s red card, Julian Alvarez stepped up and buried a sublime free-kick into the top corner to give Atletico Madrid the lead.
Alexander Sorloth came off the bench and sealed the win for Diego Simeone’s men in the 70th minute to seal an important win towards reaching the semis for the first time since 2017.
The win at Camp Nou is Diego Simeone’s first as Atletico Madrid’s coach and it’s the Rojiblancos’ first win in Barcelona since 2006.
