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Monday, April 4, 2016

2015-16 UEFA Champions League QF First Leg @ Camp Nou FC Barcelona Vs Atletico Madrid Tuesday April 05,2016


Holders Barca face Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Nou Camp on Tuesday April 05,2016, after losing El Clasico 2-1 to Real Madrid on Saturday April 02,2016

Having already won the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup, the Catalans are six points clear of Atletico at the top of La Liga and have reached the Copa del Rey final.

Atletico Madrid are second in La Liga, six points behind leaders Barca, with seven games remaining.

This is the 13th meeting between Barcelona and Atletico in less than three years.

FC Barcelona have won the past 6 meetings, with Atletico's last victory in the Champions League quarter-finals in April 2014.

It's the second time Barcelona and Atletico meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The teams faced off in the 2013-14 season, when Atletico held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Camp Nou and won 1-0 in Madrid to advance to the semis

FC Barcelona beats Atletico Madrid 2-1

Goal scorers
For FC Barcelona - Luis Suarez 63 and 74th minute

Atletico Madrid -  Fernando Torres(25)


Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona fought back to beat 10-man Atletico Madrid in an action-packed Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Atletico scored a potentially valuable away goal when Fernando Torres blasted in a clinical first-time shot.

But the game turned when Fernando Torres was sent off before half-time for two needless bookings inside seven minutes.

Dani Alve,the Barcelona right-back drove his team forward at every opportunity, supplying the crosses that led to both goals and teeing up two good chances for Neymar.


Match Statistics

  • Fernando Torres has joined Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andriy Shevchenko in scoring against Barcelona in the Champions League for two different clubs
  • Barcelona have only kept one clean sheet in 13 Champions League/European Cup games against Spanish opposition, that was against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in April 2011
  • Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have scored 44 of Barcelona's 53 Champions League goals since last season (83%)
  • Barcelona are one of two clubs still unbeaten in the Champions League this season, the other being Real Madrid. They have won 18 of their 22 games in the competition since last season, losing two and scoring in all 22 games
  • No player has more assists at than Dani Alves in the past two Champions League campaigns (7 - joint with Cristiano Ronaldo)
  • Luis Enrique has won all 11 of his Champions League games at the Camp Nou as Barcelona manager

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