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Spain·Football

Barcelona host Atlético Madrid in Champions League quarter-final with 18-year-old Lamine Yamal leading the charge[Updated]

Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 06:06 · 1 min read
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Atlético Madrid defeated Barcelona in the second leg at the Metropolitano stadium, progressing to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in nearly a decade. Ademola Lookman scored for Atlético, with Barcelona's goalkeeper Joan Garcia among those involved in the action. Despite an early charge from Barcelona, Simeone's side held on to complete the aggregate victory, with players returning to the pitch long after the final whistle to celebrate with supporters.

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FC Barcelona face Atlético Madrid (a Madrid-based club managed by Diego Simeone, known for its defensive resilience) in a Champions League quarter-final second leg, with the Catalan side needing to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg. Leading the attack is 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, who has publicly embraced the pressure, saying he has "assumed more responsibilities than he should" since childhood and drawing inspiration from LeBron James's famous 2016 NBA Finals comeback. Atlético's preparations are complicated by a goalkeeping dilemma: first-choice keeper Jan Oblak is returning from injury, and Simeone must decide whether to restore him or retain Juan Musso, whose superior ball-playing ability proved vital in breaking Barcelona's high press during the first leg.

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El PaísEl dilema de Simeone, entre las manos de Oblak o el buen pie de Musso ↗︎El PaísLa ilógica carga de Lamime Yamal: “Desde pequeño he asumido más responsabilidades de las que debería” ↗︎
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