Barcelona have reached the ultimate of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey after a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on the Metropolitano ensured a 5-4 combination victory of their semi-final tie.
The primary leg on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys 5 weeks in the past was an exciting contest that noticed eight targets shared between the 2 groups, however this second leg was far more cagey. It might not have been after referee José Luis Munuera Montero was referred to as over by VAR to verify a attainable pink card problem by Cesar Azpilicueta within the opening 5 minutes, however he caught along with his authentic yellow card resolution.
Barcelona loved the higher of the opening levels, and simply earlier than half hour mark, they might discover the breakthrough on the Metropolitano, the place they gained in La Liga just a few weeks in the past. It was great work from Lamine Yamal to slide the ball via to Ferran Torres, who acquired there forward of Atleti goalkeeper Juan Musso to stab into the again of the online.
That purpose gave Barcelona the chance to regulate proceedings, as they’d a result in defend. They usually did handle to take action within the second half, albeit there have been some scares. Atleti made a triple change at half time to carry on Javi Galan, Clement Lenglet and Alexander Sorloth, and the latter, who additionally appears to attain towards the Catalans, had the ball at the back of the online, however it was dominated out for offside.
Barcelona will face Actual Madrid within the Copa del Rey last, after Carlo Ancelotti’s facet gained their semi-final towards Actual Sociedad on Tuesday, additionally by a 5-4 combination scoreline. Will probably be the second Superclasico of the season, after January’s 5-1 victory for the Catalan workforce within the Spanish Tremendous Cup.