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Photos: Champions League: Barcelona beaten
Atletico Madrid welcomed Barcelona to the Vicente Calderon for the second leg of its Champions League quarterfinal tie. Atletico, which was beaten 2-1 in the first leg, was without forward Fernando Torres who was sent off in the first game.
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Neymar was given special attention by the Atletico defenders in a high octane start to the contest.
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi failed to make an impact in the first half. The forward had not managed to score in 362 minutes of action before arriving in Madrid -- his worst run in five years.
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Atletico's Saul was one of the most impressive players on the field -- showcasing a number of neat touches. It was his wonderful cross which set up Antoine Griezmann for his side's opening goal.
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Saul picked out Griezmann with a wonderful pass using the outside of his boot and the Frenchman powered a header into the net for his 28th goal of the season.
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Barcelona managed just one touch inside the Atletico penalty area in the first half as it struggled to get into the game.
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Luis Suarez went close to grabbing an equalizer after the interval when his snapshot was well saved by Jan Oblak in the Atletico goal.
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As Barcelona pushed forward, Atletico took full advantage of the extra space and Griezmann fired home his side's second from the penalty spot after Andres Iniesta had handled the ball.
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Barcelona had a late shout for a penalty when Iniesta's shot appeared to hit Gabi's arm inside the area but a free kick was awarded instead. Messi, who fired the free kick over the crossbar, failed to impress.
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Atletico's players celebrated long and hard after its victory. It joins Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich in the last four.
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