UEFA Youth League Results 2015-16: Tuesday Scores, Recap After Quarter-Finals

The 10 men of Anderlecht shocked Barcelona 2-0 on Tuesday to claim their spot in this season's UEFA Youth League quarter-finals, joining Real Madrid in the final four following Los Blancos' 2-0 victory over Benfica.

Jorn Vancamp's goal early in the second half sent the Belgian hosts into the lead against Barca before Antoine Bernier put minds at ease with a hammer blow in the 88th minute. Midfielder Orel Mangala could miss the remainder of the tournament, however, after he picked up a straight red in added time.

Real and Benfica also went in scoreless at the break, but captain Aleix Febas and Alejandro Salto arose with a pair of second-half strikes to send the Spanish hosts through to the final four.

Read on for a breakdown of Tuesday's quarter-final results as the elite of Europe's youth talent duke it out to make the penultimate stage of this season's tournament.

Home	Score	Away
Real Madrid	2-0	Benfica
Anderlecht	2-0	Barcelona

Recap

Despite Anderlecht's reputation as one of Europe's finest producers of young talent, few might have expected the Belgians to dominate Spanish titans Barcelona in such a convincing manner.

That was the feeling at full-time, but Barca's Juvenil A team will have certainly felt they were at least in with a chance after holding their hosts at bay going in at the interval.

It didn't take long for that dynamic to change, though, as Vancamp chested home Tony Amrani's in-swinging corner in the 53rd minute to give his side a crucial lead.

The official UEFA Youth League Twitter account testified to Vancamp's prolific scoring touch in European competition this season:

The next 30 minutes were touch-and-go for both teams, but Barca rarely looked capable of equalising, as the excellently marshalled Anderlecht defence kept their would-be tormentors at bay.

Vancamp might have sealed Barca's fate in the 77th minute had his shot hit the back of the net instead of the crossbar, but team-mate Bernier made up for that miss by doubling their advantage with two minutes remaining.

Barca lost the ball in the opposition half before the space opened up ahead of Bernier, who gleefully took his chance and booked Anderlecht's semi-final place.

Mangala's red for a late challenge off the ball served as a sour end to the meeting, but Anderlecht couldn't help but state their pleasure with the final scoreline, making it to the final four for the second year in a row:

The budding Blancos would have been considered favourites for Tuesday's visit to their Portuguese opponents, but Real Madrid struggled to make a dent during a limp first half on home soil.

The official Youth League Twitter account noted that striker Borja Mayoral came back into the under-19 setup hungry for goals, having started in each of the first team's last two Primera Division fixtures:

Despite the hype surrounding his return to the youth team, however, Mayoral struggled against Benfica, and it was actually captain Febas who made the vital breakthrough for his team after 66 minutes.

He finished calmly after scything into the Eagles box almost unopposed, and Real's chances were boosted after Benfica left-back Pedro Amaral was sent off for a second caution just four minutes later.

It turned out not to be Mayoral's day, as the post denied him from doubling Real's lead at close range, but Salto succeeded where he could not, adding a second for the hosts with 13 minutes remaining.

Real Madrid TV presenter Phil Kitromilides was quick to congratulate the "muchachos" on their win:

Real will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Roma in the semi-finals, with those two teams scheduled to collide at Stade Municipal Georges Lefevre on Wednesday.

Los Merengues were disappointed to exit last season's tournament in the round of 16, but Santiago Solari's side is quickly making amends to launch a much-improved run at this year's Youth League crown.