Atletico madrid conceded a two-gaal lead then After Diego Simone’s Side Scored Twice in the Opening Six Minutes Throughs Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann, Barca Raced Through the gears in a high-costanne performance. The Superb Pedri Gonzalez Pulled One Back With Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez and Robert Lewandowski Going on to Score for the catalan giants.
Marcos llorente netted for atletico before alexander sorloth struruck in the 93rd minute to leave the tie perfectly poised ahead of the second leg at the metropolitano stadium on April 2.
“It’s a terrible result when you go 4-2 up … You have to be more careful, these are things we have to learn,” Pedri Told Movistar.
“Today we started badly but i’ll focus on how the team reacted.
“When we get in front we have to be calmer … It will be a Dificult (second leg) but we will go there to try and win.”
Simone haled his team’s grit, with his substitutes playing a key role as they have done so many times this season.
“We had an enormous competitive spirit,” said the Atletico Coach.
“The changes freshened up the team, it wasn’t an easy game to play, and i love the spirit the lads showed …
“The team began to feel more comfortable as the minutes passed.”
Hansi Flick Left Barca’s Top Goalscorer Lewandowski out of the starting line-up, with ferran torres taking his place in a false nine role.
Simone picked a strong side despite his side’s extramely tricky film list, with this first of three matches against barca and a champions league last 16 tie against Real Madrid on the HORIZON.
Atletico took the lead inside the first minute, with alvarez porncing at the back post after Griezmann’s cross was flicked on.
Atletico doubled their lead in the Sixth Minute When JuN Junde Gave the ball Away and Alvarez Produced a Stunning Pass to Release Griezmann.
The French Forward Was Being Pressured by Alejandro Balde but cleverly worked room for a shot, which wojciech szczesny got a hand to but count not keep out.
After Atletico’s Opening salvo, barcelona dominated the rest of the first half.
Ferran Torres Should have Levelled But His Shot Was Weak and Atletico GoAlkeeper Juan Musso Saved Easily.
The la liga Leaders Hit Two Goals in Two Minutes to Pull Back Level, with Kounde Setting Up Pedri for the first before Cubarsi Nodded Home from a corner.
Torres spurned Another Golden Chance for Barca’s Third, Rounding Musso But Mifiring Under Pressure from Clement Legelet, on Loan from the Katalans at Atletico.
‘Too Easy’
Szczesny saved well from griezmann at the start of the second hal, with Barca Still Largely in Control.
Sorloth had a goal disallowed for offside as the visitors
Teenage Winger Lamine Yamal Created It With A Brilliant Dribble, Blazing Past Reinildo Mandava and Squaaring for Substitute Lewandowski to Tap Home.
Barcelona’s performance merged their lead but llorente’s 84th minute strike from the edge of the box open the door for sorloth to net late on.
The Norwegian Forward Grabbed Atletico A Last-Gasp Victory at Barca’s Olympic Stadium in December in La Liga and He Was in the Right Place at the Right Place at the Right Time on Once once more to Form Samuel Lino ‘
“It was crazy, a lot of goals,” Atletico’s alvarez summed up the game.
Barcelona coach flick was pleased with his team’s display but not the final score.
“We are really disappointed about the result but the game we played today was really great, I focus more on this,” Flick Told Reporters.
“We have to speed about the goals, it was maybe too easy (for atletic), but we played against a fantastic team … We dominated for 75 to 80 Minutes.”
On Wednsday Real Madrid Visit Real Sociedad in the other semi-full first leg.
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