Holder Barcelona will seek to overcome its defeat in El Clasico when it hosts Atletico Madrid Tuesday in an all-Spanish Champions League quarterfinal, first leg at the Camp Nou. On a night when Barca paid tribute to the late Dutch great Johan Cruyff, the Catalan giant's 39-game unbeaten run came to a halt after goals from Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo erased Gerard Pique's opener. "For me this game is history," said Barca coach Luis Enrique, electing to turn the page rather than reflect on Saturday's loss. "There is no pain. We came into the game on the back of many games without losing, but defeats can teach you things and the players know that." Barcelona has won the last six meetings with Atletico, but it was Los Rojiblancos who advanced when the two sides clashed at this stage of the 2013-14 competition — the only time Barca has failed to reach the semis in the past eight seasons. "Every game against Barcelona is different," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. "We have to prepare as well as possible to be able to reach our goal against them." With Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar thriving, Barcelona appeared to be cruising toward its goal of repeating last season's treble of capturing the Spanish league, Champions League and Copa del Rey titles. Bayern Munich hosts Portuguese league leader Benfica in the first leg with Pep Guardiola's side bidding to reach the last four for the fifth year running. Bayern labored to a 1-0 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt as it remained five points clear of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, but skipper Philipp Lahm warned it would need to up its level against Benfica. "After an international break it's often difficult. That's perfectly normal," said Lahm. "I think it's going to be a completely different match (Tuesday). We'll be perfectly prepared. We need a better performance, but I'm not worrying about that." Bayern will be without Arjen Robben at the Allianz Arena, but the host should have France winger Kingsley Coman available after sitting out Saturday's victory with a leg injury. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has warned Bayern need to produce more than Ribery's stunning bicycle kick against Benfica: "That won't be enough Tuesday. We'll have to play much better. We'll need two concentrated outings to then hopefully reach the semifinals." Benfica warmed up for its trip to Munich with a 5-1 win over Braga, its sixth consecutive victory in the Portuguese league. Pep Guardiola will be in charge for his 150th competitive game at the helm of Bayern. The Spaniard so far has overseen 115 victories, 14 draws and 20 defeats since taking over from Jupp Heynckes in 2013. Guardiola, who is leaving at the end of the season to join Manchester City, is bidding to repeat Heynckes' feat of winning the treble in his last season in charge. Guardiola led Barcelona to 14 trophies in a hugely successful four-year spell but his tenure at Bayern will be judged on success in the Champions League, where semifinal defeats to Real Madrid and former club Barcelona represent his biggest disappointments at the club. — Agencies
