Grosjean claims the first timed effort of Q2 with 2 13.974 but expect that to be bettered quickly.
His first timed effort of the session sees him slot in second fastest, a shade under two tenths of a second off Lewis Hamilton's best.
Lewis Hamilton's first timed effort of 1 52.253 puts him fourth fastest, before his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg slots in second with 1 51.729.
Cesc Fabregas curled a ball into the box for Lionel Messi who, with his back to goal, chested the ball into the path of an onrushing Sanchez, who smashed a first time effort from the tightest of angles just inside the top right of the Atletico goal.
"Winning is the plan," Idowu said after qualifying for tomorrow's final with a confident first-time effort of 17.15m yesterday.
His first time effort was well struck but sailed wide.
"I'm anticipating being slow for a while," he said of his first-time effort to sweep out everything.
Japan were starting to create the most telling chances and Inui came so close to adding his second of the afternoon, curling a first-time effort against the angle of the post with N'Diaye well-beaten.
Three minutes later the unmarked Dobbie put his first-time effort into the back of the stand after Ince's blocked shot fell into his path.
The former West Ham keeper got his hand to Michu's low first-time effort from the edge of the area but could only help it into the bottom corner.
Burnley, who are now seven points off the top six with a game in hand, saw Steele at full-stretch to turn Austin's first-time effort from the edge of the box behind in a bright start.
