Uefa Champions League Quarter-Final First-Leg | FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid

Tonight the catalan giants, Barcelona will take on Simeone's Rojiblancos, Atletico Madrid in the Uefa Champions League Quarter-Final First-Leg.

The match will take place in the Nou Camp where FC Barcelona will try to beat league rivals Atletico Madrid as the two clubs are now fighting for the La Liga title as Atletico are in first place with only one point to seperate the two sides and as the season comes to an end, any slip up could mean losing the title, but at the moment, the two Spanish clubs turn their attention to tonight's match as Atletico are looking stronger than ever, and 4 time Champions League winners, FC Barcelona will be looking to make it into their 7th consecutive Champions Legaue Semi-Final.  The Catalans won their first Champions League title in 1992 when they beat Sampdoria 1-0 in the final.  Their second came in 2006 when they beat Arsenal 2 to 1.  Their third title came in the Guardiola era when Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0, and their most recent title came in 2011 again under Pep Guardiola winning 3-1 over Manchester United.  FC Barcelona were in Group H along with Ajax, Milan, and Celtic.  They finished top of their group with 13 points making it through to the knockout phase where they faced Manchester City.  FC Barcelona advanced to the quarter-finals with an aggregate scoreline of 4-1.

 Atletico Madrid will  be aiming to pull off an upset after their impressive 4-1 win over 7 time Champions League winners A.C Milan.  The farthest Atletico has ever gone in the competition was when they reached the 1974 European Cup Final where they lost 4-0 to Bayern Munich.  Atletico were in Group G along with Zenit, Austria Wien, and Porto.  They made it through to the Round of 16 after finishing first in Group G with 16 points.  In the Round of 16, Atletico beat A.C Milan with an aggregate scoreline of 5-1.  Atletico are unbeaten in the Champions League so far with 7 wins and 1 draw and will be hoping to keep that unbeaten record alive tonight in the Nou Camp.  As of La Liga, Atletico are in first place with 76 points while their opponents, FC Barcelona find themselves behind Atletico with 75 points.