Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona, Benfica 2-2 Bayern Munich: Uefa Champions League 2015-16 quarter-finals - as it happened
Atletico Madrid (2) 1-0 (2) Barcelona
- Antoine Griezmann scores twice to knock-out the defending champions.
Benfica (1) 2-2 (3) Bayern Munich
- Arturo Vidal and Thomas Muller score as Bayern cruise into the last four.
Atletico and Bayern join Manchester City and Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
Draw for the semi-finals to take place at 11am BST on Friday 15 April.
Full time: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona - Atletico through to the semi-finals
Incredible scenes at the Vicente Calderon as Atletico Madrid knock-out the holders and favourites Barcelona as Antoine Griezmann's scores twice in either half. Luis Enrique's side go from a blip to a full blown crisis as Lionel Messi's goal drought continues.
Barcelona's recent problems are well documented, but how much are they linked to the issues which Lionel Messi has encountered? We've had a look at the Argentina forward's recent plight to find out how influential he has been to the current run of form.
Kick off is around 10 minutes away, but if you're eager for some football before then we've got live coverage of West Ham vs Man Utd in the FA Cup. A place at Wembley up for grabs.
In the other game in Lisbon, Bayern Munich take a one-goal lead to Benfica as they aim to reach the semi-finals again. Pep Guardiola is under pressure to deliver the Champions League in his final season at the Allianz Arena, having failed to do so in his last two seasons. We'll have goal updates throughout the evening.
Atletico frustrated Barcelona for log periods of the first half of the first leg, but needing to score at least once tonight can they afford to adopt similar tactics? Barcelona might be happy to sit deep themselves tonight with the one-goal lead, and hit their opponents on the break. It is a tough balance to strike.
The second leg between Atletico and Barcelona has the capacity to be among the most fascinating ties at this stage in recent years. Diego Simeone's side took the lead and frustrated Barca for much of the first half in the first leg, until the dismissal of Fernando Torres turned the tie on its head.
Barcelona staged a comeback and enter the second leg with a narrow lead thanks to Luis Suarez, but one point from their last nine in La Liga means this game has ramifications both domestically and in Europe. What could a victory for either side do to their title charge? Luis Enrique's side let's not remember are the defending champions.
Team news should be with us in around 15 minutes, but how are we expecting both sides to line up?
Fernando Torres is suspended for Atletico and is expected to be replaced by either Angel Correa, Luciano Vietto or midfielder Augusto. Defender Diego Godin is available again, as are fellow defenders Oliver and Stefan Savic.
Barcelona are not likely to spring any surprises and will be unchanged from the first leg. Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta are all expected to return after being rested for the loss at Real Sociedad.
Before we look ahead to the Champions League action tonight, a quick word on another game going on in another part of Europe. At Upton Park, West Ham United host Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-final replay in the final cup tie to be played at the Boleyn Ground, before the club move to the Olympic Stadium. Follow our live coverage of the game ahead of the 7pm kick-off.
Take two in the Champions League quarter-finals and four more of Europe's heavyweights put their status in this year's competition on the line. In Spain, Atletico Madrid host Barcelona in a clash which could have repercussions for the La Liga title race. In Portugal meanwhile, Benfica look to end their dismal major continental final run when they take on Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich. Subtext all over the place tonight, as Manchester city and Real Madrid sit back knowing their last four place is secure. Team news and updates on the way ahead of the 7:45pm kick-offs.
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