Barcelona’s 3-0 win is not enough; Atlético reach the final

Barcelona scored two goals in the first half and another in the second half. But Hansi Flick’s team needed one more goal to take the Spanish King’s Cup semifinal to extra time.

Barcelona won the return match 3-0 at “Camp Nou” against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday evening. But it is Atlético who advance to the final thanks to their 4-0 victory in Madrid.

Barcelona ended the first half 2-0 ahead.

Marc Bernal scored Barcelona’s opening goal in the 29th minute, while Raphinha scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time to make it 2-0 at the break.

Barcelona scored their third goal in the 72nd minute. Once again, the talented

Bernal scored to make it 3-0, a result that was not enough for Barcelona to secure at least extra time.

The other semifinal is between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. The match is played on Wednesday. Sociedad won the first leg 1-0.