Barcelona’s 2-1 win not enough as Ademola Lookman sends Atletico Madrid to Champions League semifinals

That’s the end of our live blog, with Atletico Madrid going through to the UCL semifinals despite Barcelona's 2-1 win. See you next time!

Despite losing 2-1 at home, Atletico Madrid secured the ticket to the UEFA Champions League semifinals against FC Barcelona, with Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres scoring for the Blaugrana, and Ademola Lookman scoring the winner for the Colchoneros.

On yet another cross into the box, Ronald Araujo got his head to the ball, but his effort sailed over the crossbar.

With Atletico sitting deep, Barcelona continues to bombard the box with crosses, but Musso rose once again to claim the ball and snuff out the threat.

Ronald Araujo and Roony Bardghji enter the pitch replacing Joao Cancelo and Dani Olmo.

Eight minutes of stoppage time have been added.

With Sorloth controlling the ball in the box, Nico Gonzalez pounced on the rebound and unleashed a volley that whistled just wide of the Barcelona goal.

Koke is replaced by Johnny Cardoso.

Frenkie de Jong enters the field replacing Gavi.

In a play similar to Pau Cubarsi's in the first leg, Eric Garcia brought down Alexander Sorloth as the last man, resulting in a red card for the Spanish defender.

Antoine Griezmann leaves the pitch, with Alexander Sorloth coming on to take his place.

Pouncing on a rebound right in front of the net, Le Normand fired toward goal, but Joan Garcia pulled off a spectacular save to keep Barcelona's hopes alive.

After the foul over Ruggeri, Gavi sees the first yellow card of the game for Barcelona.

Gavi unintentionally elbowed Matteo Ruggeri, and the game has been stopped for the defender to receive treatment for a cut above his eyebrow.

Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres are replaced, leaving their place on the pitch to Marcus Rashford and Robert Lewandowski.

Nico Gonzalez and Alex Baena enter the pitch replacing Ademola Lookman and Giuliano Simeone.

Stacking up to five Atletico players, Yamal played the ball back to Dani Olmo, who missed the goal entirely.

Recovering the ball up high, Dani Olmo tried his luck from outside the box, but Le Normand made a great block to deflect the ball to the corner.

After a series of rebounds, Le Normand made a great block on Gavi, but Ferran Torres found the loose ball and scored. However, the goal was disallowed as the striker was in an offside position.

After a great run from Alvarez, the Argentine laid the ball back for Lookman, who unleashed a powerful strike that finished just inches wide of Garcia's goal.

After falling on his back while contesting an aerial ball, Eric Garcia has returned to the pitch and play has resumed.

Referee Clement Turpin blows the whistle, and the second half is underway!

FC Barcelona hold a 2-1 lead at the half, but Atletico Madrid remain in position to advance on aggregate.

Four minutes of stoppage time have been added.

Ferran controlled the ball moving forward once again after a great pass from Yamal, but Musso came off his line quickly to block the shot.

Following Lookman's goal, Barcelona has taken a visible morale hit, struggling to move the ball with the same quickness and flow seen in the opening minutes of the match.

From a great cross by Marcos Llorente on the right side, Lookman struck the ball first time to make it 1-2, currently giving Atletico Madrid the lead on aggregate.

After Yamal's cross, Griezmann deflected the ball, but Musso avoided an own goal with a good save.

In an unlucky play, Fermin Lopez headed Lamine Yamal's cross but struck Musso's left foot as he fell. The game is now stopped while he is medically assessed.

Dani Olmo played a great through ball to Ferran Torres, who controlled the ball and moved past Lenglet to score the second goal of the game.

After a great movement leaving Kounde on the floor, Lookman delivered a cross for Griezmann who saw his shot blocked by Gerard Martin, though the referee's call was a goal kick.

Defending in a 4-4-2, Atletico Madrid are neutralizing Barcelona's runs, at times dropping deep to form a defensive backline of six defenders.

Both teams have struggled to produce another clear chance, as the ball lacks a definitive owner with possession split evenly between the sides.

After a great one-touch pass from Yamal, Dani Olmo was left one-on-one, but Musso won the duel against the Spaniard midfielder.

After a long throw-in from Simeone, Alvarez controlled the ball for Lookman, who unleashed a strike that flew wide of the goal.

After Lenglet gave the ball away to Ferran Torres, the striker delivered a great pass for Yamal, who scored the opening goal by slotting the ball through Musso's legs.

Yamal took the first chance for Barcelona, with keeper Musso completing the firs save of the game.

Referee Clement Turpin blows his whistle, and the game between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona is underway.

Clement Turpin will take charge of the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. The 44-year-old Frenchman has officiated six Atletico Madrid games in the competition, with a balanced record of two wins, two draws, and two defeats, while his record with the Blaugrana remains nearly perfect with two wins and one draw in three encounters.

Match officials:

Referee: Clement Turpin
1st Assistant: Nicolas Danos
2nd Assistant: Benjamin Pages
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice
VAR: Jerome Brisard
VAR assistant: Willy Delajod

While overturning a 2-0 result at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano seems like an almost impossible task, Barcelona still has a reason to believe in the comeback. Here is the record that gives them hope against Atletico Madrid.

This is only the twelfth time that Barca has lost a Champions League (or European Cup) first leg by two goals or more. In an impressive five of those instances, the Catalans produced a comeback in the second leg and went on to qualify regardless.

However, all five of those comebacks happened in their own stadium. They have never achieved this feat away from home, meaning today could be the first time.

Despite ranking as the third-highest scorer in Champions League history, Robert Lewandowski will begin tonight’s clash on the sidelines. Manager Hansi Flick opted to keep the veteran striker on the bench, a move largely seen as a response to his underwhelming performance in the first leg.

The Polish icon may be nearing the end of his storied run in Europe’s elite competition, but his pursuit of history is on hold for now. Lewandowski remains just two goals shy of matching Luis Suarez’s mark of 25 Champions League goals for Barcelona, a milestone he'll have to chase as a second-half spark plug rather than a starter.

After resting most of the players last game against Sevilla, coach Diego Simeone confirmed Atletico's starting lineup (4-4-2): Juan Musso; Nahuel Molina, Robin Le Normand, Clement Lenglet, Matteo Ruggeri; Giuliano Simeone, Koke, Marcos Llorente, Ademola Lookman; Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez.

Coach Hansi Flick has confirmed the eleven players that'll be looking for the epic comeback against Atletico Madrid (4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Joao Cancelo; Gavi, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez; Ferran Torres.

The game between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will kick off at 3 PM (ET).

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