Barcelona, Atletico Madrid draw in eight-goal thriller

Alexander Sorloth’s late leveller was the final word in a thrilling match as Atletico Madrid secured a dramatic 4-4 draw with Barcelona on Tuesday.

Momentum swung back and forth in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, with former Manchester City attacker Julian Alvarez stunning the hosts after just 50 seconds and ex-Barcelona man Antoine Griezmann adding a second soon after.

The hosts recovered from their sluggish start with a Pedri finish and a Pau Cubarsi header drawing them level with 19 minutes on the clock.

Another first-half header from Inigo Martinez and a second-half finish from Robert Lewandowski appeared to have set Hansi Flick’s team on the way to a win, before Atletico Madrid mounted a comeback of their own.

Marcos Llorente got a third for Diego Simeone’s side late on, before substitute Sorloth clinched a dramatic draw in the third minute of added time to leave the tie in the balance.