Suarez double salvages Barca against 10-man Atletico
Online Desk
06 Apr 2016 04:16 AM
Atletico Madrid's Brazilian defender Filipe Luis (L) vies with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez during the UEFA Champions League quarter finals first leg football match FC Barcelona vs Atletico de Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Ap
Atletico Madrid were left to rue Fernando Torres's first-half red card as Luis Suarez's double handed Barcelona a 2-1 lead on Tuesday heading into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, reports AFP.
Torres got Atletico off to the perfect start as he slotted home Koke's through ball for a vital away goal on 25 minutes, but saw two quickfire yellow cards to leave his side a man short for over an hour.
A second-half onslaught from Barca ensued and Suarez turned the game on its head as he bundled home to equalize, before powering in a header for the winner 16 minutes from time.
The sides meet once more to decide who will progress to the semi-finals at Atletico's Vicente Calderon on April 13.
