Atlético de Madrid beat Barcelona in the semifinals and is very close to qualifying for the Copa Final (4-0)

Atlético de Madrid beat Barcelona (4-0) in the one-way match of the King's Cup semi-finals played at the Metropolitan Stadium.

Simeone's team got off to a bad start, in the 6th minute . Eric Garcia scored the goal on his own doorstep.

In the 14th minute, Griezmannmade the second of his team  Nahuel Molina's assistance and, on the left, overtook Joan Garcia (2-0).

In '33, Lookman made the third of the Madrileños by taking advantage of a Alvarez pass (3-0). In '47, Julian made the 4-0 with a tremendous right punch from the edge of the area.

Goal cancelled and red card

In the second half, in the 52nd minute, Cubarsi made the 4-1, but the referee canceled the goal after analyzing the play for six minutes on the VAR for Lewandowski's offside.

In the84th minute, the referee drew a direct red card from Eric Garcia, analyzed in VAR mode by a hard entrance to Alex Baena, who was also the last defensive player in that move. The match lasted until the 100th minute with a 10-minute discount. 

The game back will be played on March 3 in the Barcelona field.