JAKARTA – Atletico Madrid won a big victory by crushing Barcelona 4-0 in the first big match of the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Friday, February 13, 2026 WIB. The victory opened the opportunity for Atletico to qualify for the final to face Real Sociedad or Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico showed the most impressive performance this season when hosting the first leg of the semi-final. Appearing at home, Atletico was able to maximize the opportunity to win the match.
In the match, Atletico completely dominated. In fact, they were ahead when the match was only six minutes into the game when Eric Garcia scored an own goal. After taking the lead with a quick goal, Los Rojiblancos continued to run fast by breaking into Barca’s goal three more times.
The big win opened the opportunity for Atletico to advance to the final for the 19th time. From 19 times playing in the top match, Atletico has appeared as the champion 10 times. Atletico last time stepped into the final in 2013. Not only to the final, they also became the winner in the Madrid Derby by defeating the one city rival, Real Madrid 2-1.
Barca itself actually still has the opportunity to turn things around. The reason is that there is still a second match held at home at Camp Nou, March 4, 2026. Only, Barca must work hard because they need a minimum victory of five goals to catch up with the goal deficit. Not an easy job and feels a little impossible because Barca needs a miracle to qualify for the final.
In that match, Atletico immediately hit Barca’s defense. Goalkeeper Joan Garcia was forced to work hard when he brilliantly thwarted a shot from Giuliano Simeone.
However, Joan Garcia then made a blunder when receiving a back-pass from Eric Garcia. He failed to secure the ball that slid into his own goal.
The ball was indeed thrown away by the Atletico player who then fell at the feet of Ademola Lookman. The player who was brought from Atalanta then fired a hard shot into the goal.
However, the referee had confirmed Eric Garcia’s own goal which had crossed the goal line, giving Atletico a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute. The goal seemed to immediately boost the adrenaline of the team coached by Diego Simeone.
Proven, eight minutes later, Atletico could increase the lead. This time striker Antoine Griezmann successfully broke Barca’s goal after completing an assist from Nahuel Molina.
Receiving the ball from Molina, he showed an action of passing through two Barca defenders before releasing a shot that passed between the legs of defender Jules Kounde to the far corner.
The score changed to 2-0 for Atletico. Barca tried to bounce back and get out of the pressure. Only, Hansi Flick’s team’s efforts did not bear fruit. Ferran Torres who was the spearhead with the support of Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal did not fall short against the host’s solid defense.
On the other hand, Atletico continued to press the Blaugrana defense through the offensive game. As a result, the hosts succeeded in adding a goal after the Barca back line made another mistake.
It started with striker Julian Alvarez passing through the Barca defenders before giving the ball to Lookman. There was no escort for Lookman so he easily broke into the Barca goal.
The goal in the 33rd minute changed the score to 3-0 for Atletico. Even though they were three goals ahead, Atletico still played offensively which made it difficult for Barca. Although they were able to create opportunities, Barca’s attacks always failed.
On the other hand, Atletico confirmed the lead when entering the first half injury time. Alvarez confirmed Atletico’s victory after completing Lookman’s assist in the 45th +2 minute. The score became 4-0 when the match went down to the break.
In the second half, Barca tried to rise and play more aggressively. The efforts of the Spanish LaLiga standings actually bore fruit when Pau Cubarsi’s defender broke Atletico’s goal in the 52nd minute. However, the goal was annulled because he was in an offside position.
Barca who tried to score a goal finally got worse after losing a player. Defender Eric Garcia got a red card after making a hard foul against Alex Baena.
Referee Juan Martinez had previously only given a yellow card for the offense. However, after reviewing VAR, the referee changed his decision and gave Eric Garcia a red card.
Even though they faced an opponent who played with 10 people, Atletico couldn’t take advantage of it to add goals. The score remained 4-0 until the end of the match.
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