Diego Simeone almost walked away after the second of those, on penalties at the San Siro, admitting it would be difficult to lift the players mentally after such a crushing blow. Those matches came in the early years of Simeone's reign, Atletico's best period.

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The Gunners, who drew 1-1 in the first leg in Madrid last week, held firm after Saka's goal to go through 2-1 on aggregate. Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich in the final in Budapest on May 30.

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The moment happened late in the game when Eberechi Eze was tackled by Atletico defender David Hancko. Referee Danny Makkelie awarded the penalty in what as the 78th minute of the game, only for VAR to deny it.

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Atletico had the better for long periods but Arsenal's solid defending helped them leave the Spanish capital in a good position to return to the Champions League final 20 years after their last appearance.

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The four teams remaining in the tournament are - defending champions PSG, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and Arsenal. The semi-final, Atletico vs Arsenal & PSG vs Bayern Munich, will be played in two-leg home-away format with first leg on April 28-29 and second leg on May 6-7.

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Atletico, who have never won the competition and lost the 2014 and 2016 finals with Simeone at the helm, will face Arsenal or Sporting Lisbon in the semi-finals.

Champions League | Atletico Madrid hold Barcelona at bay to enter semis

The incident happened when Marc Pubill of Atletico Madrid decided to handle the ball but no referee or VAR intervened. The ball came to Pubill after goal kick inside the box but instead of continuing with the game, he decided to grab it and give it back to the keeper.

Champions League | 'Thank you Germany' Barca coach Flick furious after Atletico's Pubill not given red card despite handling ball - WATCH

Playing in their respective matches, PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 at home and will face the Reds at Anfield next Tuesday, while Atletico Madrid also won by the same margin at the Camp Nou to take one step toward the Champions League semifinals.

Champions League: PSG, Atletico Madrid clinch decisive first leg advantage after dominant wins

The QFs will be also be played in two legs in home and away format with first leg set to be played on April 7-8. The second leg will be played a week after on April 14-15. The eight teams are: PSG, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sporting, and Arsenal.

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Fede Valverde's blistering free-kick and a Rodrygo Goes strike helped Madrid claim a fifth consecutive victory across all competitions, with Alexander Sorloth pulling one back for Diego Simeone's Atletico, who came up short in Jeddah.

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Atletico secured a fourth consecutive win across all competitions on a relatively simple afternoon at Girona's modest Montilivi stadium.

La Liga: Atletico Madrid go third with comfortable win at Girona

La Liga leaders Real Madrid travel across the capital to face Rayo Vallecano on Sunday and champions Barcelona, third, are at Celta Vigo.

Atletico, Villarreal win to keep pressure on La Liga giants Real Madrid, Barcelona

The Catalans sit second in the table after their first league defeat of the campaign, two points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid following Los Blancos' victory over Villarreal on Saturday, while Sevilla rise to sixth.

La Liga: Sevilla demolish toothless Barcelona as Atletico drop points

Xabi Alonso's side had won all six of their games but Diego Simeone's Atletico overran them at the Metropolitano stadium. The hosts took the lead through Robin Le Normand.

Alvarez hits brace as Atletico Madrid sweeps Liga leaders Real in gripping derby

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone had a scuffle with some of the home fans after Virgin Van Dijk took Liverpool to a 3-2 victory with a stoppage time goal in the 92nd minute.

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Thiago Almada spent the second half of last season on loan at Lyon, where he scored two goals and laid on five assists in 20 appearances in all competitions for the French club.

Atletico Madrid agree deal for Argentina international Thiago Almada

Sports, Football: Record winners Barca had the better of the clash at the Metropolitano stadium, and the defeat leaves Atletico with little to play for this season.

Barcelona set up El Clasico Copa del Rey final after beating Atletico Madrid

Los Blancos are the record 15-time champions, the current holders, and lead 2-1 Atletico in the last 16 tie as well as seemingly holding a decades-long jinx on Atletico. Football Sports

Atletico Madrid stare down at rivals Real Madrid and weight of history ahead of Champions League clash

Sports, Football: Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid scraped a nervy 1-0 win against Athletic Bilbao to lead Barcelona and Real Madrid by two points in La Liga.

Real Madrid’s shock loss at Betis sees Atletico go top of La Liga table

Diego Simeone's side have been in fine form and continued their winning run across all competitions with a deserved home triumph, pulling provisionally level with league leaders Barcelona.



La Liga: Atletico Madrid continue to run hot, beat Getafe for 11th straight win

Alexander Sorloth earned Atletico Madrid an 11th straight victory with his goal sealing a 1-0 win over Getafe on Sunday in La Liga. Diego Simeone's side have been in fine form and continued their winning run across all competitions with a deserved home triumph, pulling provisionally level with league leaders Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid on Friday permanently banned nine of their supporters from attending matches after incidents of crowd trouble and racist behaviour. A La Liga clash against rivals Real Madrid on September 29 at Atletico's Metropolitano stadium was halted by officials after some supporters threw objects including lighters onto the pitch.

La Liga: Atletico Madrid ban nine fans after crowd trouble, racism

Atletico Madrid had to dig deep to beat sixth division Unio Esportiva Vic 2-0 thanks to late goals by Julian Alvarez to reach the Copa del Rey second round on Thursday.

Madrid scrape past sixth-tier side with late Julian Alvarez double, reach the Copa del Rey second round

Spanish police on Thursday said they had arrested four males suspected of inciting an online hate campaign targeting Real Madrid star Vinicius before last month's derby at Atletico Madrid.

Spain: Four arrested over Vinicius Jr abuse before Madrid derby

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