MADRID (AP) " Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi did the damage again for Barcelona, scoring superb first-half goals as the defending champion won 2-1 at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Wednesday. Suarez scored after a run from almost the halfway line in the seventh minute, and Messi added to the lead with a powerful shot from outside the area in the 33rd. "In the end we could have sealed it with another goal, but we also could have conceded one," Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Atletico. "I leave satisfied with how the team played in the second half," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. Three minutes later he almost equalized with a close-range shot that was blocked by Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen on the line.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 01, 2017 22:33 UTC