Barcleona 6 Atletico Madrid 1: Barça thrash 'schoolboys' of Atletico

By Pete Jenson at the Nou Camp Three goals down after eight minutes and 5-1 behind inside half-an-hour, what could Atletico Madrid manager Javier Aguire possibly say to his players at half-time? "What you try to do is make sure there is no more blood shed in the second half" said the shell-shocked Mexican coach. The team that will twice play Liverpool in the Champions League over the next four weeks was massacred inside the Nou Camp. Liverpool's studious manager Rafa Benitez loves to make notes while watching games – he will have run out of ink before half-time on Saturday night. Just three minutes had gone when Barça drew first blood. A pass inside the makeshift right-back Luis Perea sent Andres Iniesta scuttling down the left. He forced a corner which Xavi planted onto Marquez's head and the unmarked Mexican defender nodded... [read full story]