The veteran Porto defender was red-carded for allegedly kicking a Sporting Lisbon club director during the altercation at the end of the 2-2 draw between the teams on Friday.
Three red cards, on-field brawls, countless chances and a flurry of late goals saw La Liga champions Atletico outwit their Portuguese hosts 3-1 1 and clinch the 2nd spot in Group B behind Liverpool.
Diego Simeone's Atletico have to win against second-placed Porto and hope AC Milan don't beat group winners Liverpool.
Chelsea qualified for the semifinals for the first time since 2014 despite a 1-0 loss to the Portuguese champions on Tuesday.
After eliminating Juventus in the last 16, Porto hosts the first leg against Chelsea in a match that will be played in Seville, Spain, because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
UEFA said Tuesday the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium in Seville will stage the games on April 7 and 13.
Record 13-time champion Real Madrid face an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday’s Champions League, falling to third spot in the points table with a game to go.
Goalkeeper Iker Casillas called time on his FC Porto career after five years.
Casillas held a meeting with Spanish sport's governing body Consejo Superior de Deportes in Madrid recently and told them that his idea is to stand in the forthcoming elections.
The Portuguese club said Casillas fell ill during a practice session and remains hospitalized, but the "heart condition has been resolved."
Liverpool, which lost in the final last season, will now face Barcelona, which eliminated Manchester United 4-0 on aggregate on Tuesday.
Dalot is expected to provide competition for Antonio Valencia at right-back, with Italy defender Matteo Darmian now likely to leave the club.
Sadio Mane scored a hat trick and Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino provided the other two goals to give the Premier League side a huge advantage ahead of the second leg at Anfield.
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