Ali Moreno

The last, I guess, five, ten minutes of the first half, we saw a little something different from Atletico Madrid.

But then after that, it's just further back and further back and further back.

They themselves, I think, made this far more stressful than it needed to be.

unable to really handle and manage the game the way it should have and they were essentially

so vulnerable to the pressure of Barcelona and unwilling and unable to play beyond that pressure.

Give credit to Barcelona, they made it that kind of game and Atletico Madrid just said, well, you know what, we're just going to hang in there and hopefully, hopefully we're going to get through rather than play their way out of it.

I just wanted to say and make sure that we pointed out how much of a damage this is for Barcelona.

Not necessarily because they're not advancing into the final Copa del Rey and missing out on an opportunity to win a trophy.

And that in itself is one story.

But think about the injuries today.

Jules Koundé out.

Alejandro Valde out, who had just come on from Jules Koundé.

You already have concerns coming into this game in terms of some of the injuries that you have had.

Mentally and physically exhausted from this match.

And then you have to play against Atleti Club Bilbao this weekend.

And so you think about moments in a season that you invest so much into this game because you needed to win this game desperately so for nothing.

And you put everything physically and mentally into it.

Now you have injuries.

Now you have concerns.

And now you have to prepare for a difficult match this weekend as well.