Atletico Madrid stunned La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 4–nil thrashing in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Eric Garcia’s own goal and Antoine Griezmann’s strike set the tone before Ademola Lookman and Julian Alvarez added two more in a devastating first half.
Barcelona’s late hope through Pau Cubarsi was ruled out after a record-equalling eight-minute VAR check.
The loss means Barcelona face a huge task in the second leg at Camp Nou on March 3rd, while Atletico Madrid appear well on course to reach the Copa del Rey final.
Source: BBC Sports
