ATLETICO MADRID brutally trolled Barcelona after kicking them out of the Champions League.
despite an early goal from .
Atletico Madrid trolled Barcelona on social media after Hansi Flick’s grass complaintsCredit: Getty
Ademola Lookman recovered one goal as Atletico beat Barcelona to reach semi-finalsCredit: AFP
The two-legged result ended 3-2 with finding the back of the net and recovering one to regain the lead.
At 9am this morning, Atleti posted a picture of the grass at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on X.
The post was captioned: “We love the smell of freshly cut grass in the morning.”
Barca boss was spotted before yesterday’s game pointing at the turf.
And he later raised questions about the length of the grass with officials.
But Europe’s governing body dismissed Flick’s concerns before kick-off.
The pre-match checks of the pitch also confirmed Atletico had not broken any rules.
The 26-millimetre measurement was within prescribed limits and playable for a match, according to Uefa.
Atleti have said that they thought were attempting to pile on the pressure ahead of the second leg of their quarter-final.
The Rojiblancos had taken control of the tie with a 2-0 first-leg win at the Nou Camp, courtesy of goals from Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth.
It marked the fifth meeting between the sides in just over two months, with both teams having won twice in their previous four clashes – all of which delivered goals and drama.
Talk around the condition of the Metropolitano pitch had also been a consistent talking point.
Atleti will now progress to the semi-finals to play
scored late on to give the Gunners a one-goal lead going into the second leg.
Atleti won 2-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finalsCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
The winner of the Arsenal v Sporting Lisbon game tonight will face Atleti in the semisCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
On the other side of the draw,
Their semi-final opponent will be decided in the and match tonight.
The Germans currently lead by two goals to one.
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