Chai! Na real wah, my people! Today, Atletico Madrid don show dem pepper as dem dey face FC Barcelona for Copa del Rey semifinal. Dis match no be small matter o, na two legs we dey talk, and the first leg dey happen for Riyadh Air Metropolitano wey dey Madrid.
Atletico Madrid don dey on fire after dem begin chop Real Betis like beans! Dem beat dem 5-0 for away match wey goals come from David Hancko, Giuliano Simeone, Ademola Lookman, Antoine Griezmann, and Thiago Almada. E mean say dem dey enter dis semifinal with ginger!
FC Barcelona sef dey follow weekday vibe, as dem manage collect Albacete for quarterfinal, beat dem 2-1. Na Ronald Araujo be the person wey make Barcelona smile that day with two goals. E be like say Barcelona wan take dem form back, but wetin dem dey do today? Na different story be dat!
Back to the matter, both teams don clash earlier for this season for La Liga, and e no sweet for Atletico side at all. Barcelona use dem play 3-1 before dem for Spotify Camp Nou. Na wetin be dis! Raphinha, Dani Olmo, and Ferran Torres na dem wey compose the song wey Barcelona dey sing that day.
As dem enter the pitch today, I dey hear say Atletico dey plan to form serious wahala for Barcelona. As dem don score first goal for the 7th minute, na Eric Garcia dey cause am. Dem say him try return ball to him goalkeeper, Joan Garcia, but e fall for ground like say na watermelon. E don enter net!
14th minute, Atletico don double the score with fine teamwork, wey start from Juan Musso, give Antoine Griezmann the chance to fire into the bottom corner. Na so dem dey flex for pitch! Just for 33rd minute, E be like say dem dey enjoy belle as Ademola Lookman fire am for goal again, na 3-0!
Just before halftime, Barcelona gree resume work as dem concede again. Lookman don show him assisting skills, as he help Julian Alvarez wey shoot from the edge of the box. E be like say dis match dey turn soup, as dem go hustle am to make am believers!
The second leg of this fight dey come for first week of March! But for now, Atletico don show say dem no wan give Barcelona chance to breathe. Wetin you fit talk! Na the match wey we go still dey follow before dem finish am. Make we see wetin go happen for second leg, if Barcelona fit turn dis wahala or dem go continue dey chop “jollof”!
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