In one of the best games of the season in European soccer, Barcelona gave up a two-goal lead late to tie 4–4 vs. Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals.
Atlético Madrid stormed out of the gate. Less than a minute after the starting whistle, Julián Álvarez had two shots on goal, with the second one finding the back of the net to put the visitors in front. Álvarez turned supplier five minutes later, finding Antoine Griezmann, who shook off Alejandro Balde and fired a shot past Wojciech Szczęsny to double Atleti's lead.
