
If Barcelona want to end an 11-year Champions League title drought, they must first vanquish Atlético Madrid in the quarterfinals, a team that’s ended their European season the previous two times they’ve met in this instance of the competition.
The Spanish rivals know each other extremely well given Wednesday night’s first leg will mark their fifth meeting of the season. Barcelona’s 2–1 win against Atléti four nights ago was their third victory against Diego Simeone’s side this term, but Los Rojiblancos ended Barça’s Copa del Rey title defense in the semifinals not two months ago.