UCL: How Barcelona, Atletico Madrid players reacted after 3-2 aggregate result

Some Barcelona and Atletico Madrid players person reacted aft some sides’ UEFA Champions League quarter-final 2nd limb encounter.

Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 successful the fixture astatine Riyadh Air Metropolitano connected Tuesday.

Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres scored the goals for the Blaugrana, portion Ademola Lookman scored for Diego Simeone’s side.

But it was Atletico that progressed to the Champions League semi-final signifier connected a 3-2 aggregate win, aft winning 2-0 successful the archetypal limb astatine Camp Nou past week.

Reacting, Atletico Madrid skipper Koke told Movistar+: “We are perfectly thrilled, eliminating a squad of Barça’s level. We struggled astatine the beginning, but the squad overcame it. The effort was enormous, and we are deserved winners of the tie.”

Similarly, Atletico Madrid forward, Antoine Griezmann, said: “I’m precise happy. Two mistakes tin outgo you dearly successful games similar this. I mislaid the shot connected the 2nd [goal] – I was retired of position. In the end, thanks...