Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Messi, Suarez finish off Atletico, Barca reaches Copa final (The Associated Press)

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center left, and his teammates applaud the supporters at the end of the the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017. The game ended in a 1-1 draw and Barcelona advances to the final after a first leg 2-1 win. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez teamed up again to send Barcelona to a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final after a combative 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw three players sent off. Suarez fired in a rebound from Messi's shot to put Barcelona ahead, but the Uruguay striker will miss the final after being dismissed for a second booking in the 90th minute of a game that helped his team to a 3-2 victory on aggregate. Suarez scored two minutes before halftime after Messi had dribbled through Atletico's defense and forced goalkeeper Miguel Moya to make a save.


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