Barcelona midfielder Pedri admitted frustration after their 4-4 Copa del Rey thriller against Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic 4-4 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Tuesday. Atletico scored twice in the first six minutes before conceding four unanswered goals and coming back to even the match with goals in the final 10 minutes,

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was full of praise for young pair Pedri and Paul Cubarsi after last night's Copa del Rey clash with Atletico.

Barcelona are chasing a first trophy under Hansi Flick but face a huge obstacle in the form of Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid. Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann sensationally put the visitors 2-0 up inside six minutes.

Both teams were unable to protect two-goal leads and the semifinal will be decided in the second leg in April.

Barcelona were left frustrated after they gave up a two-goal lead in the final six minutes of their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid. Having turned around a two-goal deficit

Atletico Madrid conceded a two-goal lead then fought back from two down in a wild 4-4 draw with Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final first leg thriller on Tuesday. After Diego Simeone's side scored twice in the opening six minutes through Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann, Barca raced through the gears in a high-octane performance.

Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid both mounted comebacks as an astonishing Copa del Rey semi-final first leg ended in a 4-4 scoreline. Scorers: Álvarez 1', Griezmann 6' Llorente 84', Sørloth 90+3';

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic 4-4 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Catalonia, Spain.

Atlético Madrid conceded a two-goal lead then fought back from two down in a wild 4-4 draw with Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final first leg

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