Madrid, Spain – Atletico Madrid achieved a resounding victory over their guest Barcelona with a score of (4-0), in the match that brought them together on Thursday evening, at the “Metropolitano” stadium, as part of the first leg of the semi-finals of the Spanish King’s Cup.
Atletico Madrid started the match strongly and succeeded in opening the scoring early in the sixth minute, after Barcelona defender Eric Garcia scored an own goal, giving the home side an early advantage that disrupted the Catalan team’s plans.
لوكمان يتقدم لأتليتكو مدريد بالهدف الأول بعد خطأ قاتل من حارس مرمى برشلونة#كأس_ملك_أسبانيا #MBCMASR2 pic.twitter.com/VMyadrTz8r
— MBC MASR 2 (@mbcmasr2) February 12, 2026Los Rojiblancos continued their attacking pressure, and Antoine Griezmann managed to add the second goal in the 14th minute, after receiving the ball inside the penalty area and firing a perfect low shot into the net, doubling the suffering of the visitors at the beginning of the match.
جريزمان يسجل الهدف الثاني لأتليتكو مدريد بمهارة كبيرة ويصعب مهمة برشلونة#كأس_ملك_أسبانيا #MBCMASR2 pic.twitter.com/cJzgIRioOa
— MBC MASR 2 (@mbcmasr2) February 12, 2026Barcelona tried to get back into the game quickly, and almost reduced the deficit in the 20th minute, through a powerful shot from Firmin Lopez, but the crossbar denied the Catalan team a goal.
Atletico responded with a dangerous chance in the 23rd minute through Julian Alvarez, but Jules Koundé intervened in time and cleared the ball off the goal line.
Atletico Madrid continued to dominate the game, and added a third goal in the 33rd minute through Ademola Lookman, after a superb pass from Julian Alvarez, which Lookman exploited with a powerful shot that found the back of the net.
لوكمان يحرز الهدف الثالث لأتليتكو مدريد بعد هجمة مرتدة منظمة#كأس_ملك_أسبانيا #MBCMASR2 pic.twitter.com/j3DgWn3wlH
— MBC MASR 2 (@mbcmasr2) February 12, 2026Before the end of the first half, Alvarez returned to confirm the home team’s superiority, scoring the fourth goal in stoppage time, ending the first half with Atletico leading 4-0.
ألفاريز ينهي الشوط الأول بتقدم أتليتكو مدريد برباعية نظيفة في مفاجأة مدوية#كأس_ملك_أسبانيا #MBCMASR2 pic.twitter.com/8cgUm5DrdW
— MBC MASR 2 (@mbcmasr2) February 12, 2026In the second half, Barcelona tried to reduce the deficit and succeeded in scoring in the 52nd minute through Pau Coparsi, but the referee disallowed the goal due to offside after consulting the video technology.
The Catalan team’s suffering increased after the referee showed the red card to Eric Garcia, following a strong tackle, leaving Barcelona to finish the match with ten players.
With this result, Atletico Madrid have one foot in the final, ahead of the second leg scheduled for March 3 at the “Spotify Camp Nou” stadium, to officially secure qualification.
