Barcelona Beat ATMs to Go to King's Cup Final...a clash with Real
Barcelona Beat ATMs to Go to King's Cup Final...a clash with Real
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F.C. Barcelona of Spain defeated Atletico Madrid to advance to the Copa del Rey final. The next team will be Real Madrid, its archrival.
Barcelona defeated Atletico 1-0 in the second leg of the 2024-25 King's Cup semifinals at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain on the 3rd (Korea time) to advance to the final with a total of 5-4 in the first and second games.
Barcelona drew 4-4 at home in the first leg of their semi-final match, with Ferran Torres' winning goal from the enemy's side making up for their earlier disappointment.
It is the first time in four years that Barcelona has reached the final of the King's Cup since the 2020-21 season, when it tasted the championship. Coincidentally, the final opponent is Real. Real defeated Real Sociedad in the semifinals and reached the final. It is the first time in 11 years that Barcelona and Real will face off in the final of the King's Cup since the 2013-14 season.
The away team Barcelona put pressure on Atletico from the first half with a series of shots as well as a high possession rate. Barcelona's Lamine Yamal opened the scoring with a cross following penetration from the side and a bold mid-range shot.
Atletico was shaken by Barcelona's pressure and eventually lost the point first. In the 27th minute of the first half, Yamal handed a sharp penetration pass to the front. Striker Torres shook Atletico's net with a light kick with his right foot after penetrating the back space.
Barcelona raised the tempo even more for an additional goal. In the 30th minute of the first half, Yamal dribbled in a counterattack and handed the ball to Pedri in the box. Pedri handed the ball back to his teammate with a heel pass, but it didn't connect properly. Yamal shot again after catching the loose ball, but it didn't hit his foot properly.
Atletico failed to score a shot other than header by Robain Renorman in the 34th minute of the first half. In the end, the team finished the first half with a 0-1 deficit.
Atletico, in crisis, 메이저놀이터 sought to counterattack by using three replacement cards at the beginning of the second half. In the seventh minute of the second half, Alexander Seurlott had a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper after penetrating into the back space, and his left foot shot headed over the net. In the 24th minute of the second half, he scored from a similar position, but he swallowed the disappointment when he was declared offside.
Atletico fought back by raising the line, but eventually failed to score an effective shot and knelt down to Barcelona.