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Flick “angry” after Barcelona allow Atletico rally from two down

Hansi Flick was angry at Barcelona for letting a two-goal lead slip against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals.

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Flick “angry” at Barcelona in the final stages of the game

Barca led 4-2 heading into the final stages of the game.

However, an 84th-minute strike from Marcos Llorente and a stoppage time goal from Alexander Sorloth earned Atlético a draw which silenced the Olympic Stadium.

The two teams will meet again in the second leg at the Metropolitano on April 2, with the winner set to face either Real Madrid or Real Sociedad in the final.

“Some time after the end of the match it’s still not easy to find the right words,” Flick said in his post-game news conference.

“At the end, we are really disappointed about the result, but the game we played today was really great.”

“I focus more on this, to keep the confidence very high, but also we have to speak about the goals, because it could not be. It was maybe too easy [for Atletico].”

“The fourth goal I am really angry about that. There is no pressure on the ball. This is not how we do it.”

“We are young team, we have to improve. Of course it’s not the best result, but we have one match more and I think we are able to win there.”

Credit goes to Atletico

Barca rallied from a 2-0 deficit after Atletico netted early goals from Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann.

Pedri pulled them back into the game before headers from Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martínez completed the turnaround before the break.

Barca took control of the game, and Robert Lewandowski made it 4-2 after brilliant individual play by Lamine Yamal in the 74th minute.

“I am happy for many things, 95% of things, just 5% not, and this is why we let in four goals today and we have to work on that. It’s our job to do it,” said the German coach.

Flick was quick to credit Atletico for their role in one of the season’s best games so far.

“We played a fantastic team,” Flick said. “Atletico is very strong and they make a lot of pressure in the last 10 minutes, bringing on fresh strikers and the power they have, it wasn’t easy to defend.”

“I missed a little bit the confidence with the ball. We also always want to play in the offence, score goals, [but] sometimes it’s good to control the ball, but at the end [the same] could also happen the last 10 minutes anyway.”

“After the two early goals against us, we had to invest a lot of energy and maybe we suffer a little in the last 10 minutes. We have to accept it.”