Barça Qualifies for a New Final, This Time Against Real Madrid, After Defeating Atlético 0-1. The "Culés" Return to a Final, as They Did in the Super Cup, with a Lone Goal by Ferrán. They Will Face Each Other on April 27, at the Estadio de la Cartuja.
The "Shark" Bites Again
The Match Started Frenetically, with Barça Dominating the Ball and Atleti Looking for a Steal in the Opponent's Half That Would Allow Them to Have Some Chances. As a Result of the Intensity, Azpilicueta Was Shown a Yellow Card After Just a Few Minutes, a Pattern That Would Repeat Throughout This First Half. Little by Little, Barça Was Pinning Their Opponent in Their Own Half, Especially Thanks to a Lamine Yamal Who Was Being the Reference.
Cholo Simeone Changed the Tactical Scheme Several Times, Switching the Wingers' Positions and Even Putting De Paul as a Playmaker. However, The blaugranas Kept Creating Chances Over and Over Again, Until They Finally Broke Down the Red-and-White Wall. Magnificent Assist from Lamine to Ferrán, Who Scored Low Past Musso, Another Goal for the Valencian in What Is Already His Best Season as a "Culé".
Suffering, But to the Final
The Second Half Was Very Different from the First, Simeone Started by Making 3 Substitutions (Due to Yellow Cards) and Setting a Higher Pace. The Changes Had an Effect, Allowing More Approaches to Szczesny's Goal with Sorloth as the Forward. The Norwegian Had the Equalizer on a Couple of Occasions, Scoring in One of Them, but The Goal Was Disallowed for Offside.
As the Minutes Passed, Barça Gradually Regained Control of the Game, Raphinha Came Close to Scoring the Second, but His Shot Went Wide. As the End Approached, the "Colchoneros" Were Running Out of Steam, a Moment Pedri Took Advantage of to Take Control of the Match. The Last Opportunity Came from a Lateral Free Kick, Which Even Musso Went Up for, but Araujo Managed to Clear It and Secure a New Final.
The Next Commitment for the blaugranas Will Be the League Match Against Betis, Which Will Be Played at Lluís Companys. Cholo's Team Will Face Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán This Sunday.