00:01As far as Atletico Madrid are concerned, Camp Nou is a classic example of what you would call a bogey
00:08ground.
00:09For 20 years, Camp Nou has been the scene of many miserable outings for Atleti.
00:14Going 25 games without a win at the venue, losing 17 and drawing 8.
00:23To find their last victory there, you had to go all the way back to February 2006.
00:29Fernando Torres scored twice in a 3-1 win for the visitors.
00:35So going into their Champions League clash, history was against Atleti and Diego Simeone,
00:41who had never won at Camp Nou as a coach in 18 previous attempts.
00:46But at the 19th time of asking, Simeone finally broke his Camp Nou curse,
00:51as Atletico beat Barcelona to seize control of their quarter-final time.
00:59Well, I think there are several coaches who have not won here, and very few that have won here.
01:08I think we were very strong today.
01:11And well, the truth is, I'm very happy with the effort of the players.
01:20After weathering an early storm, Atleti capitalized on their numerical advantage.
01:25Julian Alvarez opened the scoring with a stunning free kick, moments after Pau Kubasi was shown a red card.
01:32The foul was clear, VAR intervenes, and the referee confirmed the red card.
01:38From there, Julian scored an incredible goal.
01:43The win was then sealed when Alexander Solov doubled Atleti's lead, giving them the cushion they needed going into the
01:49return bounce.
01:53It could be a good omen for Los Rojiblancos. On the previous two occasions that they have faced Barcelona in
01:58the Champions League quarter-finals,
02:00they successfully eliminated the Catalans on both occasions.
02:05But Simeone is wary of a Barca response. They almost completed an unlikely comeback in their Copa del Rey semi
02:12-final in early March.
02:17After our 4-0 win, we saw how well they played, and how well they responded in the second leg.
02:23We expect a difficult and complex match.
02:30With a two-goal lead and home-ground advantage for the second leg, Atletico Madrid are firm favourites to progress
02:37to the Champions League semi-finals.
02:41For Atleti and Diego Simeone, they finally ended their Camp Nou curse, beating Barcelona on their own turf to seize
02:49control of their quarter-final tie.
02:53We are able to be able to win to get to the義 of the beginning of this show.
02:53We are now here and we'll go.
02:53We are welcome.
02:53I know this is our first president.
02:53I know your name is Mario Dupac.
02:53I know it's our second president.
02:53I am a pastor friend of Simeone Skype.
02:53I know you can run a little bit after we start a little bit from the top of the year.
02:54I know you're just a little bit.
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