{"id":29324,"date":"2026-04-08T10:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/yamal-vs-griezmann-barcelona-host-atletico-in-champions-league-quarter-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:43:12","slug":"yamal-vs-griezmann-barcelona-host-atletico-in-champions-league-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/yamal-vs-griezmann-barcelona-host-atletico-in-champions-league-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamal vs. Griezmann, Barcelona host Atl\u00e9tico in Champions League quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 Barcelona&#8217;s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">champions league<\/span> Wednesday&#8217;s quarter-final against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou will pit a teenage prodigy against one of La Liga&#8217;s fading greats.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s hopes of ending their 11-year wait for European Cup competition will largely depend on the performance of 18-year-old Lamine Yamal. The Spanish playmaker has scored in three successive Champions League games and his total of 21 goals in all competitions this season is tops for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico will look to forward Antoine Griezmann for inspiration. Atl\u00e9tico&#8217;s all-time top scorer wants to put an end to his brilliant run at the club <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">35-year-old moves to MLS<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish rivals will face each other five times in two months, with the second leg in Madrid next week.<\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico defeated Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final in February, and Hansi Flick&#8217;s side got their revenge on Saturday. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">We won 2-1 away in the Spanish league.<\/span> To further strengthen our lead in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are five-time European champions, but Diego Simeone&#8217;s Atl\u00e9tico side eliminated the Catalan club at the same stage in 2014 and 2016 en route to reaching the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona aims to advance to the semi-finals for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico&#8217;s bid to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2017 will depend on a combination of defense and attacking options, including Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, Ademola Lookman and Alexander Sorloth.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford is likely to start in place of the injured Rafinha at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/champions-league-barcelona-atletico-yamal-griezmann-ed85b4c4e38c6f48c2e923236eb720dd\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 Barcelona&#8217;s champions league Wednesday&#8217;s quarter-final against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou will pit a teenage prodigy against one of La Liga&#8217;s fading greats. 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