Dushanbe, 14.04.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in each half to give Atletico Madrid an emphatic 2-0 win over defending champion Barcelona and a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Griezmann opened the scoring in the 36th minute and then sealed the victory with a late penalty kick to allow Atletico to reverse the 2-1 first-leg loss at Camp Nou with a 3-2 victory on aggregate.
The result sent Diego Simeone’s team, which had played most of the first leg match with 10 men, to the semifinals for the second time in the last three seasons.
And it shattered the hopes of favourite Barcelona, which has reached the semi-finals seven times in the last eight seasons.