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Atletico Madrid reached their first Champions League semi-final in nine years on Tuesday, squeezing past Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate despite a nerve-racking 2-1 home defeat that had the Metropolitano ​crowd holding its breath until the final whistle, Reuters reported. 

Diego Simeone's side thought they had done much of the heavy lifting with a 2-0 win at the Camp Nou in the first leg but that cushion was wiped out by an early Barca blitz as the visitors struck twice in the first half to level the tie.

Lamine Yamal capitalised on a Clement Lenglet error to open the scoring in the fourth minute, finishing neatly past goalkeeper Juan Musso after Ferran Torres set him up.

Popular moto-vlogger Suraksha KC and rider Ashutosh Dhanju have secured championship titles at the Extreme Moto Enduro Cross held in Bamdi, Pokhara. Organized by Adventure Sports Hub Nepal in coordination with Panchase Adarsha and Neel Gagan Youth Clubs, the two-day event concluded this Saturday on a grueling 4.8-kilometer technical track. 

Suraksha KC claimed the women’s title by completing five laps in 42 minutes and 55.1 seconds, earning a cash prize of Rs 100,000. She was followed by Sushmita Adhikari in second place and Umadevi Tamang in third, who received Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

In the men’s division, Ashutosh Dhanju emerged victorious after completing seven laps with a time of 47 minutes and 3.1 seconds, taking home the top prize of Rs 150,000. The competition for the remaining podium spots was narrow, with Bibid Jung Thapa (MRB) finishing second in 49 minutes and 14.5 seconds to win Rs 100,000, and Rajesh Magar taking third place just seconds later at 49 minutes and 19.3 seconds to earn Rs 50,000. 

The event featured a total of 60 participants, including 53 men and seven women, highlighting the growing interest in endurance motorsports in the region.

Lamine Yamal insisted on Monday that Barcelona must not treat a Champions League fightback at Atletico Madrid as something that is insurmountable, Reuters reported. 

Barca travel to the Metropolitano on Tuesday trailing 2-0 from the first leg of their quarter-final, a deficit that leaves them staring at an exit from the competition unless they can conjure something extraordinary away from home.

“We mustn’t think of a comeback as a miracle,” Yamal told a press conference.

Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers opened fire at the bus carrying his team Berekum Chelsea back from a match, Reuters reported. 

"Masked men wielding guns and assault rifles" ambushed the bus and "blocked the road" as the team returned home on Sunday, according to the club.

Police say Frimpong sustained gunshot wounds and died while receiving treatment. A manhunt for the suspects is under way.