Champions League: Atletico punish 10-man Barcelona as PSG defeat Liverpool
Atletico Madrid secured a 2-0 win over Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash at Camp Nou.
The visitors, led by Diego Simeone, came into the match determined to respond after their recent league loss to the Catalan side. Despite early pressure from Barcelona, it was Atletico who broke the deadlock.
Barcelona suffered a major setback when Paul Curbasi was sent off for a last-man challenge. From the resulting free-kick, Julian Alvarez gave Atletico the lead.
Alexander Sorloth added a second goal after the break to hand Atletico a strong advantage heading into the return leg next week.
In the other quarter-final fixture, Paris Saint-Germain claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory over Liverpool at the Parc des Princes.
Desire Doue opened the scoring in the first half, while Khvicha Kvaratskheli sealed the win after the interval to put the French side in a commanding position ahead of the second leg.
