Atletico Madrid knock Barcelona out of Champions League

Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over defending champion Barcelona and a spot in the semi finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.

Griezmann opened the scoring in the 36th minute and then sealed the victory with a late penalty kick to allow Atletico to reverse the 2-1 first-leg loss at Camp Nou with a 3-2 victory on aggregate.

Diego Simeone’s team had played most of the first leg match with 10 men.

The result kept Barcelona from reaching the semis for the second time in nine seasons. It had also been eliminated by Atletico in the quarter finals of the 2013-14 season, when the rival eventually reached the final and lost to Real Madrid.