Copa del Rey: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona play out 'crazy' eight-goal semi-final first leg

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona played out an exhilarating 4-4 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday in Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid started strongly, scoring twice in the opening six minutes through Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann.
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Barcelona responded with an impressive performance, with Pedri Gonzalez scoring first, followed by goals from Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, and Robert Lewandowski.
Marcos Llorente scored for Atletico before Alexander Sorloth's 93rd-minute strike equalised the match, setting up an intriguing second leg at the Metropolitano stadium on April 2.

"It's a terrible result when you go 4-2 up... you have to be more careful, these are things we have to learn. Today we started badly but I'll focus on how the team reacted. When we got in front we have to be calmer... it will be a difficult (second leg) but we will go there to try and win," Pedri told Movistar.
"We had an enormous competitive spirit. The changes freshened up the team, it wasn't an easy game to play, and I love the spirit the lads showed... The team began to feel more comfortable as the minutes passed," said the Atletico coach.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick benched top scorer Lewandowski, with Ferran Torres starting as a false nine.
Atletico Madrid's coach Simeone fielded a strong lineup despite facing a challenging schedule, including upcoming matches against Barcelona and a Champions League last 16 tie with Real Madrid.

Alvarez scored in the first minute after connecting with Griezmann's deflected cross at the back post.
Griezmann extended the lead in the sixth minute, capitalising on Jules Kounde's error and receiving a precise pass from Alvarez.
Barcelona dominated the remainder of the first half after Atletico's early goals.
Ferran Torres missed an opportunity to score when his weak shot was saved by Atletico goalkeeper Juan Musso.
Barcelona levelled the score with two quick goals, as Kounde assisted Pedri before Cubarsi scored from a corner.

Torres missed another chance after rounding Musso but failed to convert under pressure from Clement Lenglet.
The second half began with Szczesny saving Griezmann's attempt, while Barcelona maintained control.
Sorloth had a goal disallowed for offside, but Barcelona extended their lead through Lewandowski, who finished a brilliant run by Lamine Yamal.
Llorente's 84th-minute strike and Sorloth's late goal from Samuel Lino's assist completed the dramatic comeback for Atletico.
"It was crazy, a lot of goals," Atletico's Alvarez said about the match.
"We are really disappointed about the result but the game we played today was really great, I focus more on this. We have to speak about the goals, it was maybe too easy (for Atletico), but we played against a fantastic team... we dominated for 75 to 80 minutes," Flick told reporters.
Real Madrid will face Real Sociedad in the other semi-final first leg on Wednesday.