Result Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

[G.O.G]

   1 = 2 

 

Barcelona prevailed by 1-2 at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, in a meeting that had two very different parts. The goal of Antoine Griezmann was insufficient to neutralize the goals of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

The rojiblanco set up the encounter with the very advanced lines, pressing the ball and was about to score in the first minute but Cillessen was faster than Griezmann. But Barcelona also sought to steal up and soon had a prize. Mascherano stole in the exit and Suárez received in the center of the field. An autopase and its speed was enough to overcome to him with astonishing facility to Savic and to define with the outside before Moyá.

The goal muted the Calderón but the reaction soon arrived. In just five minutes, Atletico came three times to the Cillessen area. With the passing of the minutes, the premises threatened to the Barca defense but were more the sensations than the real danger. For its part, Barca took advantage of the spaces and speed of MSN. Neymar could not get the second and Moya responded safely under sticks but could do nothing to Messi, who invented a work of art again.

Another long throw from Cillessen undressed the mattress defense and Neymar stood on the front doing nothing. After a couple of passes, the Argentine received, looked at the door and nailed it in the squad to decant the tie. After passing through the locker room, Fernando Torres added a bit more mordant when entering by Vrsaljko, delaying Juanfran to the side. The extra striker gave Atletico more danger and finally found the goal award. A distant foul was extended by Godín to the second post, where Griezmann overcame in the jump to Mascherano to score 1-2 and go crazy to the stand.

He was able to tie Simeone's team a minute later but Cillessen saved with the body a shot by the Frenchman himself. With the goal, the Atleti improved and Barcelona lost control at times. Griezmann and Torres did not get it and Messi ran into a great hand from Moya on a free-kick. The last minutes were of total siege of the premises, that with a high pressure prevented the exit of ball and brushed a tie that did not arrive by the delay of the reaction.