Spanish King's Cup - Alvarez scored as Barcelona was tied 4-4 by Atletico Madrid

In the first leg of the 2024/25 Spanish King's Cup semi-finals, Barcelona, at home, was leading with goals from Pedri, Pau Cuarci, Inigo Martinez and Lewandowski, but conceded again in the final stages and was eventually tied 4-4 by Atletico Madrid.

One minute into the game, Atletico Madrid launched an attack. Griezmann made a cross from the right, Lenglet headed the ball in front of the goal, and Alvarez volleyed the ball directly into the goal, helping Atletico Madrid get a dream start with a 1-0 lead.

In the 6th minute, Alvarez intercepted the ball and passed it diagonally, Griezmann received it and entered the penalty area, facing Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny and pushed the ball into the empty goal, helping Atletico Madrid continue to lead Barcelona 2-0. In the 11th minute, Barcelona tried to counterattack, Ferran Torres took the through ball from his teammate and ran all the way to the penalty area and pushed the ball, but the ball was blocked by the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper.

In the 19th minute, Barcelona continued to counterattack. Kounde made a triangle pass from the penalty area, and Pedri seized the opportunity of no one defending and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Barcelona to tie the score 1-2. In the 21st minute, Rafinha took a corner kick, and Pau Kuvarsi headed the ball into the goal, helping Barcelona to tie the score 2-2.

In the 31st minute, Ferran Torres got the ball and passed the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper, but the ball was blocked by Atletico Madrid defender Maria Jiménez. In the 41st minute, Rafinha took another corner kick and Inigo Martinez scored with a header, helping Barcelona to overtake 3-2.

In the 50th minute of the second half, Rafinha passed the ball to the goal, but Pedri could not touch the ball. In the 71st minute, Atletico Madrid organized an attack, and Serlot received a cross pass from his teammate and shot into the goal, but the goal was ruled invalid due to offside.

In the 74th minute, Yamal shook off the defense and passed the ball horizontally, and Lewandowski in front of the goal took advantage of the situation and shot low, helping Barcelona to expand its lead to 4 to 2. In the 84th minute, Correa passed the ball back to the top of the penalty area, and Llorente immediately stepped forward and shot into the goal, helping Atletico Madrid to change the score to 3 to 4.

In the second half stoppage time, Samuel Lino got the ball into the penalty area and made a cross. Szelot shot the ball into the goal against Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny, helping Atletico Madrid to equalize the score 4-1.

In the end, Barcelona was tied 4-4 by Atletico Madrid at home.