Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa reacts during their Spanish First Division soccer match after a missed scoring opportunity against Sevilla at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid January 19, 2014. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa has not recovered from a thigh strain and is out of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final, second leg at home to Barcelona.
Brazil-born Costa, Atletico's top scorer in La Liga and Europe this term, sustained the injury in last week's 1-1 first-leg draw at the Nou Camp and he was not included in the official squad Atletico filed with UEFA for the return at the Calderon (1845 GMT).
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