atletico 2-0 barcelona | red card costs barca at camp nou
MATCH INFO
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Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid
Date: April 8, 2026
Competition: UEFA Champions League - Quarterfinal 1st Leg
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona
atletico madrid stun 10-man barcelona 2-0 at camp nou. alvarez free kick and sorloth second half. atletico in control ahead of second leg april 14.
Goals
minute 45 julian alvarez free kick. 0-1 atletico. cubarsi red card moments before. alvarez curled it top corner. stunning strike.
minute 70 sorloth volley. 0-2 atletico. ruggeri cross from left. sorloth outmuscled martin and fired past garcia.
Red Card
minute 44 cubarsi red card. fouled giuliano simeone who was through on goal. yellow upgraded to red after var review. barcelona down to ten men for entire second half.
How It Went
barcelona dominated first 40 minutes. rashford had multiple chances. yamal causing problems. then cubarsi sent off and alvarez punished immediately with the free kick. second half barca kept pushing with ten men. rashford missed big chance. but atletico managed the game and sorloth sealed it on the counter.
Quick Take
alvarez that free kick was world class. vintage argentina striker moment.
cubarsi red card changed everything. barcelona were the better team before that.
koke lucky to stay on the pitch. four fouls only one yellow. barca fans furious.
barcelona need to win by three goals at metropolitano next tuesday. massive ask.
atletico revenge after la liga loss saturday. three meetings this season between these two now.