Alvarez Free-Kick Seals Atletico 2-0 Win Over 10-Man Barca
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- Julian Alvarez scored a free-kick and Alexander Sorloth also found the net to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp on April 8.
- Barcelona finished the match with 10 men, leaving them trailing by two goals heading into the second leg of the quarter-final.
Why it matters: Atletico Madrid take a 2-0 aggregate lead into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, while Barcelona must overturn a two-goal deficit away from home after being reduced to 10 men in the first leg at the Nou Camp.
