For the first time since 2007, there will be no Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final draw. Their 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday night will have startled many casual observers, but
Atletico Madrid reached their first semi-final in Europe's elite club competition for 40 years after a 2-1 aggregate success over Barcelona. They beat the Catalan giants 1-0 at the Vicente Calderon on the night thanks to Koke's early strike in the
Barcelona turned in another lackluster attacking performance against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday, leading to their exit from Champions League. Los Rojiblancos were brilliant and should have scored more than they did.
In La Liga, they lead second-placed Barcelona by a point with six games left and are within touching distance of a first domestic league triumph since a team featuring Simeone won a La Liga and Copa del Rey double in 1996. Simeone's side have a mere
Lionel Messi's Barcelona are in advanced talks about coming to Dublin to take on Celtic in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium this summer, and Manchester United could also appear at the venue in a separate fixture.