Torres strikes as Barca beat Atleti to set Madrid crash
Barcelona attacker, Ferran Torres, continues to enjoying with his scoring boots in front of goal as he scored yet again to inspire Barcelona to a 0-1 win over Atletico Madrid and book a place into the final of the Copa del Rey.
The team needed a win against the Capital City giants following a dramatic 4-4 draw in the first leg and had a bright first half that gave them what they needed.
Lamine Yamal nearly forced an own goal on the hosts goal before himself sending his effort narrowly wide on the 12th minute and three minutes later, he set up an overlapping Joule Kounde who blasted his shot over the bar.
Yamal brilliantly then released Torres with a wonderful pass on the 27th minute as the forward arrived early than the goalkeeper to put Barca ahead. Raphinha also went close but his shot was saved.
Atletico's best chance came early in TV ed second half when Sorloth hit the side netting with only the goalkeeper to beat then
Raphinha saw his shot saved in a position where he could have passed the ball but that did not deny them a win.
After a 5-4 win on aggregate, they will face Real Madrid, which beat Real Sociedad 5-4 on aggregate, in the final. The El-Classico has favoured Barcelona in the last two matches as they won 0-4 in the League before winning 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final.
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