Even the oldest Atletico Madrid fans will have a hard time remembering a better half for the "colçoneros".
Barcelona came to the Wanda Metropolitano stadium as favorites to take a step towards the Copa del Rey final, and they saw hell.
An unreal 4:0 (literally - four to zero) for Ćol Simeone's team, with all four goals scored in the first half of the game.
And each one, or almost each one, was a real little masterpiece.
Garcia scored an unreal own goal in the 6th minute to give the home team the lead., but even before that, Ćol's son, Giovanni Simeone, missed a huge chance.
In the 14th minute, a great pass from Molina - a masterful execution by Griezmann.
In 33. filigree precise action - Griezmann for Alvarez, Alvarez for Lukman, the ball is in the net, 3:0...
In the second minute of injury time Lukman got his revenge, he passed the ball to Alvarez, the Argentinean fired it from the edge of the penalty area - 4:0.
Barcelona didn't know what hit them.
There were still 45 minutes left, but Hansi Flick's team failed to recover from the shock. For the first time this season, they finished a match in domestic competitions without scoring a goal (along with the 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League).
Barça can do anything, but this is too big a difference - and Atletico is one step away from the final. The second leg is on March 3rd at the Camp Nou stadium.
Real Sociedad could be the other finalist, as they beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 the night before.
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