UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Atlético Madrid WWLLL 2
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Barcelona DWWWW 0
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Match Report

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Julián Álvarez leads Atlético to 1st-leg lead over Barcelona

Julián Álvarez and Alexander Sørloth struck as Atlético Madrid upset 10-man Barcelona to win the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal 2-0.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
1
41.7
Possession
58.3
5
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
536
427
Passes
596
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
5
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
35
26
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
8
18
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:45 Was Pau Cubarsi's red card vs. Atletico the right call? Watch on ESPN 00:59 Nicol still backs Barcelona after first leg defeat to Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN 02:25 Flick fumes at VAR after Barcelona's loss vs. Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joan GarcíaG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 5Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 2João CanceloLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 20Dani OlmoAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 24Eric GarcíaRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 14Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 10Lamine YamalAM-R

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 1Juan MussoG
  2. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 3Matteo RuggeriLB
  5. 16Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 6KokeCM-L
  7. 14Marcos LlorenteCM-R
  8. 22Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Dávid Hancko because of an injury.
  3. 44' Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the red card.
  4. 45' Goal! Barcelona 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 45'+1' Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  7. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Pedri.
  8. 60' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Ademola Lookman.
  9. 60' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Koke.
  10. 63' Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 65' Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 70' Goal! Barcelona 0, Atletico Madrid 2. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
  13. 73' Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Jules Koundé.
  14. 73' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Marcus Rashford.
  15. 80' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  16. 80' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thiago Almada replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  17. 86' Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces João Cancelo.
  18. 90'+4' João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

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