Diego Simeone and Luis Enrique have sprung no surprises ahead of Atlético Madrid's encounter with Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. The Catalans head in 2-1 up on aggregate, though an away goal gives Atléti reason for optimism in front of their own fans.
Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona: Lineups
The teams are out for the second leg of Atlético Madrid’s Champions League encounter with Barcelona.
The hosts line up largely as expected, with their only change from the first leg being the arrival of Argentine Augusto Fernández to the center of midfield. He comes in for the suspended Fernando Torres, with Yannick Ferreira Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann forming a striker pairing.
Barça, meanwhile, make no changes from the team that came from behind to win the first leg at the Camp Nou.
Atlético Madrid starting lineup (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Filipe Luís, Lucas Hernández, Diego Godín, Juanfran; Saúl Ñíguez, Gabi, Augusto Fernández, Koke; Antoine Griezmann, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.
Barcelona starting lineup (4-3-3): Marc-André ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Piqué, Dani Alves; Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitić; Neymar, Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi.
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