Atlético de Madrid will look to finish the job as Barcelona visit facing a 2-0 deficit in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
Diego Simeone’s side have won both the sides previous ties at this stage and took a significant step towards a third success with victory at the Camp Nou on 8 April thanks to goals from Julián Alvarez (45) – a minute after Barça had lost Pau Cubarsí to a red card – and substitute Alexander Sørloth (70).
Last match
All the teams previous European meetings have also come in Champions League quarterfinals. Atleti won both ties – 2-1 on aggregate in 2013/14 (1-1 a, 1-0 h), Koke scoring thedecisive goal of the second leg, and 3-2 in 2015/16 (1-2 a, 2-0 h), Antoine Griezmann getting both goals in the second game.
Barcelona were 3-1 winners at home to Atleti in LaLiga on 2 December, Álex Baena’s openeroverturned by goals from Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres.
The Catalan club were also victorious in Madrid on 4 April despite falling behind to Giuliano Simeone’s 39th-minute strike, Marcus Rashford levelling three minutes later. Atleti lost Nicolás González to a red card in first-half added time and Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to score the winner with three minutes left.
Atleti knocked Barcelona out of this season’s Copa del Rey with a 4-3 aggregate semifinal win.
Eric García’s own goal plus strikes from Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Alvarez gave Atleti a 4-0 home victory on 12 February; they held on despite losing 3-0 at the Camp Nou on 3 March, Marc Bernal scoring twice and Raphinha once.
Overall the teams have played 252 matches, Barcelona winning 115 and scoring 472 goals to Atleti’s 81 victories and 373 goals. This is Atleti’s 27th European match against a Spanish club (W12 D5 L9) and Barcelona’s 26th (W7 D6 L12).
Before this tie Atleti’s last European contests against a Spanish club came in the 2024/25 round of 16, when they were eliminated by Real Madrid (1-2 a, 1-0 h, 2-4 pens). That made Los Colchoneros two-legged record against Liga teams W5 L5.
Atleti are unbeaten in their ten previous home European games against Liga opposition, winning eight and drawing two. The Madrid club have lost only two of their last eight European matches against Spanish clubs (W5 D1).
The 2016 defeat by Atleti – Barça’s previous fixtures against a Liga club in Europe – means the Catalan club have won only four of their 11 two-legged European ties against Spanish teams.
The first-leg defeat this season means Barcelona have won only three of the last 12 matches versus Liga sides (D3 L6). Barcelona have won only one of their 11 away European games against Spanish sides – 2-0 at Real Madrid in the 2010/11 semifinal first leg – losing seven.
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Atlético de Madrid
Atleti are making their 16th appearance in the Champions League proper and a 13th in succession. They have featured every season since 2013/14.
Runners-up in 2014 and 2016, both against Real Madrid, Diego Simeone’s side lost to their neighbours on penalties in last season’s round of 16.
Barcelona
This is Barcelona’s 30th campaign in the Champions League proper, a competition record they share with Real Madrid. They have featured every season since 2003/04.
Second in last season’s league phase, Hansi Flick’s side beat Benfica (4-1 aggregate) and Dortmund (5-3) before losing to Inter in the semifinals (6-7).
Key stats
Griezmann scored 35 goals in 102 games for Barcelona between leaving Atleti in 2019 and rejoining them in 2021.
Clément Lenglet was a Barcelona player between 2018 and 2022, making 160 appearances and scoring seven goals.
This is Atletico’s 13th European Cup quarterfinal; their aggregate record is W6 L6 although they have lost the last three, most recently against Dortmund in 2023/24 (2-1 h, 2-4 a), since beating Leicester City 2-1 on aggregate in 2016/17.
Atleti have not lost a Champions League knockout phase match in their own stadium since a 2-3 loss to Ajax in the 1996/97 quarterfinal second leg. Their record since then is W14 D7.
Atleti have won all 22 European ties in which they won the first leg away, including seven in which they held a two‑goal advantage. Alvarez has scored nine Champions League goals this season, surpassing his previous best of seven set in 2024/25 and setting a new Atleti record, beating Diego Costa's previous club best of eight in 2013/14.
Alvarez has 20 goal involvements in his last 18 Champions League appearances (15 goals, five assists).
This is Barcelona’s 25th European Cup quarterfinal and the 21st in the Champions League era.
Their record at this stage is W16 L8, six of those defeats coming in the last nine ties. They beat Dortmund in the 2024/25 last eight (4-0 h, 1-3 a).
The first leg was only the second time Barça have failed to score in 31 Champions League matches but their 14th in a row without a clean sheet.
The last time Barcelona lost both legs of a European tie was in the 2012/13 semifinals against Bayern München (0-4 a, 0-3 h).
The Catalan club lost all six previous European ties in which they were defeated in the first leg at home.
Only one team has overturned a two-goal home first-leg defeat in the Champions League, Matchday 1 to final, out of 38 attempts – Manchester United against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2018/19 round of 16 (0-2 h, 3-1 a, won on away goals).