Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid delivered a memorable performance by thrashing Barcelona with a resounding 4-0 victory in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, played at the Metropolitano stadium. The result puts Atl\u00e9tico in a privileged position to reach the tournament final.<\/p>\n
The match was quickly defined. In the 6th minute, an own goal by Eric Garc\u00eda, after a pass back to goalkeeper Joan Garc\u00eda, opened the scoring (1-0). The lead was extended in the 14th minute when Griezmann, assisted by Nahuel Molina, scored the second goal (2-0). Lookman, in the 33rd minute, with an assist from Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, increased the tally (3-0). Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, in the 47th minute, completed the rout with a powerful shot from outside the area (4-0).<\/p>\n
In the second half, Barcelona tried to react. Cubars\u00ed scored a goal in the 52nd minute, but it was disallowed by VAR due to an offside by Lewandowski, after a six-minute review. Barcelona’s situation became even more complicated in the 84th minute, when Eric Garc\u00eda was sent off with a direct red card, also after VAR intervention, for a foul on Alex Baena.<\/p>\n
The match, with ten minutes of stoppage time, went on until the 100th minute.<\/p>\n
The second leg will be played on March 3 at Barcelona’s stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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