Madrid, Feb. 13 -- Atletico Madrid stunned Copa del Rey holder and La Liga leader Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal here.
An own goal and strikes from Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julian Alvarez gave Atletico a 4-0 advantage on Thursday to take into the return leg at the Camp Nou on March 3.
Atletico produced a blistering first-half display, with Barcelona unable to cope with the home side's aggression and pace. Diego Simeone's team repeatedly punished Barcelona's high defensive line, with Nahuel Molina and Giuliano Simeone causing constant problems down the right and Lookman posing a threat on the opposite flank, according to Xinhua sports.
Barcelona was without the injured Raphinha and Marcus Rashford...