MADRID, Spain -- Atletico Madrid finally got the better of Spanish rival Barcelona on Wednesday as Kokes early goal guided his team to a 1-0 win and into the Champions League semifinals with a 2-1 aggregate victory. Adrian Lopez filled in for injured striker Diego Costa and created the fifth-minute goal after hitting the post, as the Atletico forward headed an ensuing cross on to Koke to fire home. The boisterous atmosphere at the Vicente Calderon Stadium unsettled Barcelona early on, and Atletico striker David Villa hit the woodwork twice within the opening 20 minutes. Barcelona dug in but produced few tangible scoring chances apart from a pair of first-half misses by Lionel Messi. Atletico, which leads Barcelona by one point in the league, reached the last four of Europes top competition for the first time since 1974. The teams had played four previous games this season which all ended in draws, but Atleticos breakthrough kept Barcelona from the semifinals for the first time in seven seasons. "We just have to keep working hard and stay calm because we still havent won anything," said Atletico coach Diego Simeone, whose team will face either crosstown rival Real Madrid, Chelsea, or Bayern Munich in a two-legged semifinal. Bayern beat Manchester United 3-1 on Wednesday to eliminate the English champions 4-2 overall. Adrian replaced Costa after Atleticos star striker failed to recover from a hamstring injury and the little-used forward immediately made a mark by rocketing a shot off the near post just before the opening goal. Adrian eventually headed the ball back across the area for Koke to score from close range to the delight of the capacity crowd. Atletico, feeding off the roar of its home supporters, had Barcelona consistently on the back foot early on and Villa found the post in the 11th-minute. Barcelona controlled possession but Atletico was dangerous on the counter as Villa fired on the run over goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto but off the crossbar -- the teams third touch of the woodwork. Messi had Barcelonas lone scoring chances of the first half as he headed Dani Alves cross past the near post in the 13th before firing wide past the opposite post near the break after Neymars quick footwork created the chance inside the area. Barcelona took control from the restart as Atletico hung back, with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois doing well to poke the ball away at Messis feet as he darted through the area and then recover in time to ensure the ball was deflected over goal in the ensuing scramble. "There was a big difference between one team and another early on. We couldnt string together four or five passes like we needed to," Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said. "If we had managed to equalize we might have been able to play the game we wanted." Adrian was taken off to a rousing ovation in the 61st and replaced by Diego Ribas, who scored Atleticos goal in the 1-1 draw in the first leg. Minutes later, Pinto was diving to save from the Brazilian on a counterattack before Atleticos penalty appeals were waved off when Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano tripped up Villa inside the area. Villa and Gabi Fernandez led another counter in the 70th, only for Pinto to kick out Gabis weak shot. Barcelona failed to muster up anything more and Pinto had to make a late save on Villa to keep it close, but the Catalans could not break through the hosts tight defence. "I thought we deserved the draw," Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez said, despite his team managing just five attempts on goal to Atleticos nine. "The game got away from us." After walking off the pitch to loud cheers, the Atletico players re-emerged again to celebrate a memorable victory with the nearly 50,000 fans. 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Coming off an ugly three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, Toronto found itself in a deep hole early after the Reds put an eight spot up on starter Liam Hendriks (six runs in 1 2/3 innings pitched) and Todd Redmond in the second.Real Madrid can clinch qualification for the Champions League last 16 if they avoid defeat away to Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. With two wins and two draws in their opening four games, Real sit second in Group F, two points behind Borussia Dortmund, who have already qualified.However, boss Zinedine Zidane will not be focusing on the points tally and their final position in the group, but solely on the game in Lisbon. I dont think about the maths. When youre at Real Madrid you just focus on doing everything to win the games and on nothing else, he said before the match. Highlights of the Madrid derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid Therell be time to look at the table later on. Tomorrow, well be doing everything to win. We shall not be doing any maths.The gap between Real and third-placed Sporting is five points, and the Portuguese side know its win or bust when the two sides meet at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.Team newsZidane remained coy on the chances of Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema starting on Tuesday, with the duo appearing on the bench for the Madrid derby over the weekend.Benzema made an 11-minute substitute appearance on Saturday, but Toni Kroos (foot), Alvaro Morata (hamstring) and Casemiro (leg) remain sidelined. Sergio Ramos is still a slight doubt for Real Madrid after recovering from injury Cristiano Ronaldo will also be making a return to the club where he learnt his trade as a youth player, and also made 25 appearances for the first team before moving to Manchester United in 2003. Sporting will be near full strength for the visit of Real , with only Lithuanian forward Lukas Spalvis missing out through injury. Opta statsReal have won none of their two previous visits to Sporting in European competition, losing 2-1 in the 1994/95 Uefa Cup and drawing 2-2 in the 2000/01 Champions League group stages. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Real have never failed to score against Portuguese opposition, in all competitions (20 games). In their encounter with Sporting in September (2-1), Real scored their two goals in the 89th and 94th minute.None of Sportings last 10 home gamees in the Champions League has ended in a draw (W6 L4).ddddddddddddMeanwhile, Real have won none of their last four away games in the Champions League (D3 L1), their longest drought on the road since their winless run of six matches from December 2006 to February 2008.Reals two away games in this seasons Champions League have produced 10 goals (2-2 v Borussia Dortmund, 3-3 v Legia Warsaw). Find out how you can win an all-expenses-paid trip to Sevilla v Real Madrid in January thanks to Sky Sports and La Liga Santander Real Madrid have failed to score only once in their last 48 Champions League group games (PSG 0-0 Real, October 2015).Only Barcelona have scored more goals (14) than Real Madrid (12) in this seasons Champions League.However, Real have already conceded more goals in the Champions League this season (seven in four games) than over the whole of last season (six in 13 games). 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