Atlético Madrid blew FC Barcelona away in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals at the Estadio Metropolitano on Thursday night.

The Copa del Rey semi-final sees Atlético Madrid take on FC Barcelona at the Metropolitano in Madrid on Thursday night. Team news and line-up predictions here.

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Barcelona couldn’t recover from an early goalkeeping blunder in a disastrous first half as it lost 4-0 at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday.

Diego Simeone said Julián Álvarez's goal and assist in Atlético Madrid's 4-0 Copa del Rey thrashing of Barcelona will help the forward reset after ending an 11-game scoring drought.

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick labelled his team's humbling 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg as a "wake-up call" and urged his side to learn from the chastening experience.

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Alex Kirkland breaks down Atlético Madrid's dominant 4-0 shutout over FC Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal. Atlético Madrid shocked Barcelona with four goals in the first half to win the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal 4-0 at the Metropolitano stadium on Thursday.