The Ghanaian midfielder who scored in the Spanish La Liga over the weekend however had an unwanted entrance which was ruined by Luis Suarez’s second goal of the game.

Atletico started their away game on the high giving Barcelona some problems in the opening moments of the game despite not getting much possession on the ball.

Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres elated the away fans with the first goal of the game in the 25th minute.

The Atletico Madrid forward however made two reckless challenges that saw him get sent off a few moments after his goal in the UEFA Champions League game.

Barcelona could not find an opening in the Atletico defence as the club from Madrid held on to their one goal advantage for the first half.

Home team Barcelona resumed play with some urgency at goal which finally paid off as Luis Suarez leveled the scoring against Atletico Madrid.

The Uruguay international doubled his and Barcelona’s tally on the night to to put them 2-1 ahead.

Barcelona searched for a third with Atletico Madrid breaking on the counter to find an equalizer occasionally but neither sides could score another in the game as it ended 2-1 advantage Barcelona.

Thomas Teye Partey played his 15 minutes after replacing Antoine Griezmann without a booking in a game that saw ten yellow cards and a red card.