Copa del Rey Barcelona Defeat Atletico Madrid
Barcelona have knocked out rivals Atletico Madrid out of the Copa Del Rey and have advanced onto the Finals to play Real Madrid in an El Clasico.
The match was a shadow of itself after the breath-taking 1st leg. The 2nd leg was more composed by the Atletico players who were more like themselves as they sat down and were always present whenever Barcelona were trying to break in.
Barcelona who have played like this, the whole season were not at their usual best but got the job done. Lamine Yamal was the star of the match.
His trickery was too much for the Atletico defense who were just bamboozled by the 17 year old. He turned the defenders and caught them wrong footed, making them work for every single interception. The lone goal scored by Ferran Torres was also assisted by Yamal. He should have had 2-3 assists if his team had been clinical upfront.
The game was dominated by Barcelona in the 1st half
The game was dominated by Barcelona in the 1st half as they kept on creating chances and it was clear that Atletico Madrid were happy in sitting back and working on counters but Barcelona were so fast onto the second balls that Atletico could not find any break and it looked like Barcelona were ready to score some more goals.
But Atleti’s resolute defence did not let them bypass it so easily. Ferran Torres scored in the 27th minute to break the deadlock. Barcelona could have scored 2-3 goals easily but were complacent in the final 3rd of the field.
Diego Simeone introduced some changes in the second half
Diego Simeone introduced some changes in the second half and it looked better for Atletico as they got more of the ball in the second half. Barcelona also looked tired in the 2nd half as this was their 3rd match in less than a week. Atletico received more chances in the 2nd half but failed to convert any of those.
Resulting in a 1-0 victory at Wanda Metropolitano and a 5-4 triumph on aggregate to take the Catalans through to the final.
The final will be played on 26th April between Real Madrid and Barcelona
The final will be played on 26th April between Real Madrid and Barcelona who will face each other third time in the season after a La Liga match and the Spanish Super Cup final. Both matches were won by Barcelona, Real Madrid would like to take the perfect revenge in this fixture.
EL CLÁSICO COPA DEL REY FINAL
Real Madrid and Barcelona will face off in their second final of the year ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/KKy6BwZObk
— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 2, 2025
