"Atletico Madrid edged their way into the Champions League semi-finals despite going down 2-1 to a resurgent Barcelona on Tuesday, sealing a 3-2 aggregate win."
"Lamine Yamal fired off a warning shot in the opening two minutes, calmly slotting under Juan Musso after racing onto Ferran Torres' pass to score Barcelona's earliest strike in a Champions League knockout stage match since March 2018."
"Atletico made their luck count in the 31st minute, with Marcos Llorente driving down the right and squaring it perfectly for Lookman, who drilled home first time."
"Barcelona's task was made much harder in the 79th minute as Eric Garcia was sent off for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity, having hauled down substitute Alexander Sorloth."
Atletico Madrid secured a place in the Champions League semi-finals after a 3-2 aggregate victory over Barcelona. Barcelona, trailing 2-0 from the first leg, fought back with goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres. However, Atletico's Ademola Lookman scored the decisive goal. Barcelona's Eric Garcia was sent off late in the match, complicating their efforts to equalize. Despite a valiant effort, including a missed chance from Ronald Araujo, Barcelona could not overcome the aggregate deficit.
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