Barcelona He achieved a spectacular comeback but could not hold the advantage and ended up drawing 4 to 4 with the Atlético de Madrid in an unforgettable party for the first leg of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
The team led by Hansi Flick suffered a devastating start from the whole Diego Simeonewhich in just five minutes already earned 2 to 0.
The meeting began with an immediate blow for the Blaugranas: at 45 seconds, Clément Lenglet dropped a center from the right and Julián Álvarezbrand free, pushed the ball at the bottom of the network, surprising Wojciech Szczesny.
As soon as the game restarted, Barcelona suffered again another blow: Jules Koundé erró at the exit, Álvarez recovered and attended Antoine Griezmannwho with a great personal play expanded the advantage for the mattresses.
However, Barcelona soon react. At 19 minutes, Pedri discounted with a powerful right after a overflow of Koundé. Only two minutes later, Pau Cubarsí connected a corner and headed 2 to 2, returning hope to the Catalan team.
The comeback continued with another head goal, this time from Iñigo Martínez, who at 35 minutes turned the score after a corner shot executed by Raphinha.
The game maintained an electrifying rhythm and half an hour of the complement, Lamine Yamal wore an individual play within the rival area and attended Robert Lewandowski, who pushed the ball to establish 4 to 2.
At that time, everything seemed sentenced for Barcelona, which was emerging for a quiet rematch on the “mattress” court.
However, Atlético de Madrid (they were also holders Juan Musso, Rodrigo de Paul and Giuliano Simeone; Nahuel Molina and Angel Correa They entered the complement) did not lower their arms and returned to the load in the final minutes.
Five from the closure, Álvarez leaked a pass for Correa, who, without angle, attended Marcos Llorente to discount with a cross shot.
In time of discount, Alexander Sorloth culminated a lethal counterattack and sealed the final 4 to 4, leaving the series completely open.
The first leg of the semifinal of the Copa del Rey left a memorable show in Montjuic. Now, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid must define who advances to the final in the second leg, scheduled for April.
Source: Ambito
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