Barcelona have one foot in the 2017 Copa del Rey final, as they turned in a fine performance to earn a 2-1 victory at the Vicente Calderon against Atletico Madrid. The two away goals hand the Blaugrana a commanding advantage ahead of the second-leg next week, as Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi both provided us with moments of magic to settle the game in the visitor’s favour.
FIRST HALF
Both sets of fans were expecting a tight two-legged affair, but Barça came out of the gates all guns blazing. Luis Suarez’ driving solo run tore the Atleti defense to shreds and the Uruguayan finished the one-on-one chance with aplomb to hand the Blaugrana an early lead.