Overview
- Atlético advanced on Tuesday after a 3-2 aggregate, holding on despite a 2-1 home loss in the quarterfinal second leg in Madrid.
- Lamine Yamal scored inside four minutes and Ferran Torres added a second to level the tie, before Ademola Lookman struck to restore Atlético’s overall lead before halftime.
- Eric García was sent off after a VAR review in the 78th minute and an earlier Ferran Torres effort was ruled offside, key calls that shaped the closing stages.
- Barcelona’s Fermín López left the field bleeding from the face after contact with goalkeeper Juan Musso, a stark scene in a tense match.
- UEFA said Monday it found Barcelona’s formal complaint over a first‑leg non‑called handball inadmissible, and Atlético now awaits Arsenal or Sporting in the semifinals nine years after its last appearance under Diego Simeone.