Brazil and Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis said that teammate Fernando Torres did not deserve to be sent off after giving the visitors the lead in the 2-1 defeat to Barcelona.
Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona came from behind in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at Camp Nou but it was Torres' 35th minute sending off that turned the tide.
Atletico were reduced to 10 men when the striker was dismissed after German referee Felix Brych showed him a second yellow card for going through the back of Sergio Busquets on the halfway line with plenty of teammates covering.
"It [the game] could have been worse but a lot better too," Filipe Luis told BT Sport. "It was a totally unfair red card, his second foul and his second yellow. We knew that was going to happen, Barcelona in the Champions League. We have to play against everybody and everything.
"The manager said we needed an epic game to win. Now it will be difficult but we are still alive.
"It is not easy to play against Barcelona in the Champions League. We know it is really dangerous if they go out in the quarterfinals."
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