OFK Belgrade 1 - Atlético Madrid 3

Belgrade: Damjanac; Ivanovic (Cvetkovic 70'), Basa, Jokic, Tosic; Simic, Vaskovic, Bakovic, Matic (Bozovic 46'); Mrdakovic, Kolakovic. 4-4-2.
Atlético: Leo Franco; Contra, Perea, Pablo, Sergi; Simeone, Colsa (Gabi 80'); Aguilera, Ibagaza (Arizmendi 73'), Musampa; Fernando Torres (Paunovic 67'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 19. Ibagaza. Fired free kick into top corner of Damjanac's net.
0-2. 40. Fernando Torres (penalty). After Torres himself brought down in area.
1-2. 54. Simic. Got on the end of Tosic's cross to head past Leo Franco.
1-3. 65. Simeone. Diving header past keeper from Ibagaza's cross.

Atlético Madrid bounced back from their disastrous second leg in the last round to beat OFK Belgrade 1-3 and virtually ensure their place in the final. César Ferrando drafted in new signing Colsa, who had just returned after loan periods at Valladolid and Mallorca, and also gave the striker's shirt to Fernando Torres even though he has only just returned from his vacations after Euro 2004. Colsa in particular was in great form, and was unlucky to have a goal disallowed in the twelfth minute. But a few minutes later Ibagaza opened the scoring when he beat Damjanac with a well struck free kick.

Fernando Torres made it two from the penalty spot just before the break after the referee ruled rather harshly that he had been fouled in the area, and Atlético appeared to be cruising. But Simic got a goal back a few minutes after the restart, and Mrdakovic should have levelled the scores when he rounded Leo Franco but couldn't hit the target. That woke up the Spaniards, and they restored the two goal lead when Colsa sent Ibagaza away for him to find Simeone with a deep cross. Paunovic should have got a fourth a few minutes later, but his side had done enough and if they don't produce another performance like the one at the weekend, they should be in line for the final.