Atletico Madrid made the (relatively) short trip to Barcelona on Tuesday for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.

Diego Simeone's side have struggled against the Catalans since Luis Enrique took charge in 2014, but after a tight opening, they snatched a crucial away goal on 25 minutes when Koke freed Fernando Torres to slot past Marc-Andre ter Stegen:

RT yenisafakspor: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona karşısında Fernando Torres'in attığı golle 1-0 öne geçiyor... pic.twitter.com/2Y55ZY0wQf

— İlan Ediyor (@ilanediyor) April 5, 2016

But the striker's evening took a drastic turn for the worse just 10 minutes later, when he clattered into Sergio Busquets and picked up a second yellow card:

Torres segunda amarilla. Ahora dirán que el árbitro se ha cargado el partido...¿y para qué haces esto con 1 tarjeta? pic.twitter.com/cHyHa0P56N

— BoKeRóN CuLé (@RoCuDaN) April 5, 2016

The second half started with Lionel Messi and Neymar both coming close to a spectacular equaliser:

#FCBAtleti #FCBarcelona #FCBATM #messi pic.twitter.com/kOC169vAli

— F1AceStreamHD (@AceStreamHD1) April 5, 2016

Neymar la tuvo y pega en el travesaño. pic.twitter.com/lxjWoT61F1

— José Roberto Ruiz S. (@joseroberto_23) April 5, 2016

The equaliser finally came on 63 minutes when a Dani Alves cross from the right was hit towards goal by Jordi Alaba and turned home from close range by Luis Suarez:

Égalisation de Suarez !!! 1/1 #FCBATM pic.twitter.com/JEpmYNYtqI

— Nyl2 Pronos™ (@nyl2pronos) April 5, 2016

And Barca took the lead for the first time nine minutes later when another Alves cross was met by a thumping header from Suarez:

#ChampionsLeague otro de Suarez para que Barcelona revierta el tanteador y le gsne 2-1 al #AtleticoMadrid
https://t.co/w8XUhyBIlF

— Santiago Moles (@santiago_moles) April 5, 2016

That's how it finished, with Barca's comeback earning them a narrow lead ahead of the second leg in Madrid on April 13.

Final score: Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid

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