Monday, February 6, 2017

Atletico out to end 10-year winless run at Camp Nou in Copa (The Associated Press)

FC Barcelona's Leo Messi, center, duels for the ball with Atletico de Madrid Gabriel Fernandez 'Gabi', left, during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first round soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Atletico Madrid must do something it hasn't done in more than a decade if it wants to advance to the Copa del Rey final - beat Barcelona at Camp Nou. It also needs to score at least two goals to have any chance of reversing the 2-1 first-leg loss in Madrid, something it hasn't done in eight years at the stadium. If Atletico can't do either on Tuesday, it will not appear in the Copa final for the first time since it triumphed in 2013, while Barcelona will stay on track for a third straight Copa del Rey title.


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