Atletico Madrid have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals after two minutes of chaos at the end of the first half laid the foundations for a 2-0 first-leg win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
Diego Simeone’s side started the tie as slight underdogs having narrowly lost to Barcelona at the Metropolitano last week, but they will go into next week’s return leg as heavy favourites to progress after a performance that had all the hallmarks of the Simeone masterclasses of old.
