Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona, 2024-25 Spanish Copa del Rey, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 5-4 on aggregateBarcelona beat Atletico to set up cup final against Real Madrid
Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at a feverish Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday to complete a 5-4 aggregate win in the Copa del Rey semifinal and set a Clasico final against Real Madrid.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 3': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 3': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 6': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': VAR Decision: No card change César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 10': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 10': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
- 12': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
- 13': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 13': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 14': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 25': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 25': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
- 28': Hand ball by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 31': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 31': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 33': Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 33': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 35': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 40': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 40': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 41': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 44': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 44': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 45': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Giuliano Simeone.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
- 45'+3': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+3': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 45'+4': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Reinildo.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Clément Lenglet replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 46': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 46': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
- 47': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 48': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 49': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 52': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 52': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 52': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 54': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 55': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Robin Le Normand.
- 58': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Pau Cubarsí.
- 58': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Fermín López.
- 59': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 59': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Eric García (Barcelona).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 62': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 63': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 66': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 66': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 68': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 70': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 71': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.
- 74': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 76': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 76': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 79': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 80': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 80': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 86': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 87': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 87': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 89': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 89': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.5 | Possession | 43.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 498 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 12 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 21 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 69,014
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 69,014
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta  |
| 23 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 22 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 2 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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