Simeone on the game “The team, beyond the different moments in the match, showed and worked a very strong game, always looking for the same kind of performance and with a great spirit to compete. We started 0-2.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone was delighted with his team's fighting spirit as they clawed back from two goals down to get a last-gasp 4-4 draw at Barcelona in an action-packed first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone will rarely have been so content after a game in which he saw his side give up a two-goal lead against Barcelona. Yet their own comeback from two goals down in

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid draw 4-4 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final, with Alexander Sorloth netting a last-minute leveller.

The Atletico coach says it was a memorable night