What a crazy game it was! If you are neutral that was a near perfect game for you. 

Atletico Madrid score two early goals and Barcelona replied with three before the halftime. With 15 minutes to go in the game Lewandowski came and made it for two for Barcelona.

But to let goals from Atletico Madrid helped them level things up for the second leg. 

Barcelona would be really disappointed to not going with the advantage there. 

So, that was it from my end. Good night if you are reading from outside India. Good morning, if you are from India. 

See you in the second leg.

Nos vemos en casa. 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/5udRNCx4h8

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 25, 2025

Just like last December, Sorloth scores the equaliser. 

Lino made a quick run after a overlapping ball from the middle. 

A check was made to determine if Lino was offside or not.

The goal stayed. 

Barcelona 4-4 ATM

SORLOTH LO HACE DE NUEVO 😂😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/DndeW6NPqY

— REAL MADRID FANS 🤍 (@AdriRM33) February 25, 2025

Two kids have invaded the field.

Yellow card for Sorloth. 

4 minutes added to the final half. 

One-on-one chance for Correa. But, he decided to shoot straight to Szczęsny. Huge chance!

That was not great. Yellow card for Barrios for a foul on Balde. 

Fermin and Eric replaced Raphinha and Pedri. 

Correa's perfect cutback landed on to the feet of Llorente, whose right-footed powerful shot went straight in after getting a deflection from Gavi.

Barcelona 4-3 Atletico. 

Ouuuu.. Barca brought out one from the training ground as a short free-kick nearly resulted in a goal for them. 

Eventually it was an easy grab for Musso.

Yellow card for Giminez for a foul on Pedri.

I am inevitable. pic.twitter.com/pMsax9rV8k

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 25, 2025

The youngster has been perfect tonight, covering balls, winning duels. 

Perfect long cross from Raphinha and Lewandowski, tussling against Reinildo, could not be on-target.

Lamine Yamal is special. 

He dribbles through the defenders and hands Lewandowski a tap in to score. 

Barcelona 4-2 Atletico. 

Quelle passe de Lamine pour Lewandowski !! 😍🤩

Futur ballon d'or... 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/ONebHQtswt

— Actu Yamal (@ActuYamal19) February 25, 2025

The young mid-fielder has been exceptional creating the chances, making the runs and this time wins the ball back from Correa.

Goal from Sorloth. But Llorente was offside leading to the goal. 

Yellow card for Atletico coach Simione.

Lewandowski and Gavi replaced Ferran and Dani Olmo.

De Paul is replaced by Sorloth. 

Correa replaces Griezmann.

Szczęsny woows the crowd after making a bold move to beat Alvarez inside the box.

He fist pumps the air as the young defender made lots of ground to nullify the attack from Atletico. 

Barca fans chants, "Baallldeee...Ballldeeee"

Molina replaces Gallagher.

Terrific pass from Pedri to find Ferran inside the box. 

But, it was too tight for Ferran to get the goal. Musso blocks out the shot.

Barcelona players appeal for penalty as Yamal was brought down inside the box by Lino.

Raphinha's effort from the left, inside the box is blocked by Giminez. 

Reinildo and Lino replace Galán and Simeone.

What a chance! 

Griezmann again had the chance score the equalizer there. 

Szczęsny made the save but looks like Griezmann was offside leading to the attack. 

Raphinha's quick cross from left was perfect for Pedri to head the ball inside the goal. 

But, he was not able to get a connection there. 

With the highline Barcelona are keeping, Griezmann had the chance to enter the box with a quick run. 

But, his attempted cross was blocked by Cubarsi.

Barcelona start the second half. 

What an exciting first half it has been! 

Atletico Madrid scored two early goals and Barcelona as we all knew replied with goals. 

It started with Pedri and then Cubarsi scored and at the end it was Indio Martinez who gave Barcelona the lead.

☹️ 0-1
😔 0-2
😮 1-2
😳 2-2
🤯 3-2 pic.twitter.com/0AnSa7Ygvl

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 25, 2025

This time it is Dani Olmo who makes an effort from left. 

Musso got down quickly to make the save. 

Lamine Yamal nearly does a Messi there. He cuts Galan into halves before making an effort with left foot. 

A good height for Musso to make the save though. 

5 minutes have been added to the first half as injury time. 

Balde goes for the goal with a right-footed shot. He missed the target by a distance. 

Barcelona take the lead. 

Raphinha with another corner. Inigo came running from behind and he was not marked there. 

He just had to head the ball inside the goal. 

Barcelona 3-2 Atletico Madrid. 

Yamal nutmegs Galan and tells the Barcelona fans to chant more. 

🎥 Lamine Yamal is incredible

pic.twitter.com/l9CfGeeHhI

— Barça Spaces (@BarcaSpaces) February 25, 2025

As we have seen throughout the season, despite conceding goals, Barcelona have kept the line high and this allows Atletico to make a run whenever they have the chance. 

Yamal and Kounde have been solid as a pair as they continue to create attacks from the right side. 

Giuliano Simeone falls on his hand and it allows Ateltico to have a breather. 

Let off for Barcelona. Ferran Torres with another chance. Again, one-on-one with the goalkeeper. But, he could not get the connection he was looking for. 

Rodrigo de Paul gets a caution from the referee. Not for a foul but for descent. 

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid has been absolute cinema 🔥🎥🇪🇸

⏱️ 1' Barca 0-1 Atleti
⏱️ 6' Barca 0-2 Atleti
⏱️ 20' Barca 1-2 Atleti
⏱️ 21' Barca 2-2 Atleti pic.twitter.com/SYObYfz2Rs

— LiveScore (@livescore) February 25, 2025

Barcelona have been pouring attacks and Atletico have not been able to get the ball down to the other end. 

Simeone says calm down and wants his defenders to take better decisions. 

Game on! 

Barcelona are level. Raphinha's inswinging corner and Cubarsi won the physical battle at the far post to get the header. 

Barcelona 2-2 Atletico de Madrid. 

Lamine Yamal with a outside of the boot pass for Kounde to make a run inside the final third. Kounde's cutback found Pedri in the middle, who found the net easily.

Barcelona 1-2 Atletico. 

Yellow card for Galan for a foul on Lamine Yamal. 

What a chance! He should have scored there. 

Raphinha found him onside with a flick. Ferran had Musso one-on-one but only managed to hit the ball straight to him. 

Musso after a half stop, was able to grab the ball. 

The experienced French striker knows how to stop attacks as well. He fouls the Spaniard to stop Barcelona's attack.

⚪️🔴🕷️ Julián Álvarez scores his 20th goal of the season since joining Atlético Madrid from Manchester City.

Goal after 1 minute vs Barça. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/85kp5lY2t0

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 25, 2025

Griezmann doubles up the lead. Kounde with an mistake in the middle which allowed Atletico with a counter-attack. 

Griezmann did well their to beat Balde first and then Szczęsny. Szczęsny made a half save, but could not stop that form going inside the goal.

Barcelona 0-2 Atletico.

Short corner from Griezmann and his cross towards the far post gave Alvarez the chance to convert that into a goal. 

Great start for the visitors. 

Before even we could start everything, Alvarez's header was on target. But, he was offside on replay. 

Atletico starts things off! They are in their sky-blue kit. Barcelona are in their home kit.

Sabe cosas. pic.twitter.com/M1SGvgCJ1f

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 25, 2025

Lamine Yamal.

Who else? pic.twitter.com/e5Fd853KQE

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 25, 2025

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid faced each other twice in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. In the 1992-93 season, Barcelona won by a huge margin of 11-0 while in 1997, they won by 5-4.

Lineup: J. Musso, M. Llorente, J. M. Giménez, C. Lenglet, J. Galán, G. Simeone, R. de Paul, P. Barrios, J. Alvarez, C. Gallagher.

Subs: Jan Oblak, Antonio Gomis, Axel Witsel, Reinildo Mandava, Nahuel Molina, Robin Le Normand, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo Riquelme, Samuel Lino, Ángel Correa, Alexander Sørloth.

Lineup: Szczęsny, Cubarsí, Balde, I. Martínez, Ferran, Pedri, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde.

Subs: R. Araujo, Gavi, Lewandowski, Iñaki Peña, Fermín, M. Casadó, Pau Víctor, Eric, Kochen, H. Fort, Gerard Martín.

Atletico Madrid managed a shocking away win over FC Barcelona in 18 years when these two teams met each other last time. Though Barcelona dominated the game mostly, it was the late goal from Alexander Sorloth that helped Atletico win by 2-1 in the end. 

Football fans from India can watch the match on the FanCode app and website with a paid subscription. Unfortunately, there is no TV streaming for the match.

Match: FC Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

Tournament: Copa del Rey 2024-25, semi-final, 1st leg

Date: 26 February, 2 am IST

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys