"Only one word can describe Barça's first half performance: disaster. The defending was pathetic, players were slipping all over the place, the attack was all out of ideas, and every single person in a Barça uniform played their worst half of the season. Atleti had a 4-0 lead at the break, but that honestly doesn't tell the story of their dominance."
"The first goal was bizarre, with Joan Garcia failing to control a pass from Eric Garcia and not being able to stop the ball from crossing the line. The other three goals were somehow worse, with Barça's defense cut open time after time as Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julián Alvarez had all the time and space in the world and scored some good goals."
Barcelona surrendered a 4-0 deficit in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg after an appalling first half. Atlético executed a simple, devastating plan: target Alejandro Balde, switch play to the opposite wing, and flood the box with late runners. Defensive errors produced four goals, beginning with Joan Garcia failing to control a pass that crossed the line. Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julián Álvarez exploited space repeatedly. Hansi Flick brought on Robert Lewandowski before halftime, which further exposed the backline. A late, inexplicable refereeing decision extinguished any realistic hope of a comeback.
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