Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Preview: Lineups, H2H, & Prediction (2025 Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)

Atletico Madrid will welcome Barcelona to the Metropolitano Stadium for the most important game of their season on Wednesday night, 2 April. 

Having crashed out of the UEFA Champions League and fallen nine points behind leaders Barcelona in the La Liga title race, Copa del Rey is practically their only shot at redemption this season.

Los Rojiblancos and the Blaugrana played went all out in the first leg, playing out a thrilling 4-4 draw at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. The visitors put in a heroic shift to salvage a draw after going 4-2 down.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Match Preview

Atletico Madrid

Diego Simeone’s side suffered a string of disappointments in March. Their misfortunes began with a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16. In the following game, Getafe got the better of them, nicking a 2-1 victory.

Los Rojiblancos gave it their all in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg, beating Real Madrid 1-0 in 120 minutes. However, the All-Whites still had the last laugh, as they nicked a thrilling win on penalties.

In their last match before the international break, Atleti suffered a demoralising 4-2 defeat to Barcelona in La Liga. Simeone hoped for a change of fortunes after the international window, but it did not turn out that way, as Espanyol held them to a 1-1 draw.

Atletico Madrid’s Recent Form (Last 5 Games): D-L-W-L-L

Barcelona

Sitting on the opposite end of the spectrum, Barcelona have been in sensational form in 2025. Hansi Flick’s side are the only unbeaten team of 2025, going 20 games without defeat in all competitions. They have won 16 games and drawn four.

The Blaugrana booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals last month, beating Benfica 3-1 on aggregate. They have also capitalized on Real Madrid’s inconsistent showings in La Liga, going three points clear at the top of the league rankings.

Barcelona are currently on a six-game winning run in all competitions. In their previous game, Flick’s boys secured a thumping 4-1 victory over Catalan rivals Girona. Robert Lewandowski grabbed headlines in that game by scoring an excellent brace.

Barcelona’s Recent Form (Last 5 Games): W-W-W-W-W

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Team News & Injuries

Atletico Madrid

The hosts pretty much have a clean bill of health heading into the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg. Veteran Koke, who has not played in Atleti’s last eight games, will take a late assessment to prove his fitness. Meanwhile, Robin Le Normand, who suffered a head injury against Espanyol, should be fit enough for the bench.

Angel Correa will be Atletico Madrid’s only surefire absentee, as he is serving a suspension for using foul language towards the referee.

Barcelona

Barcelona, on the other hand, will be without long-term absentees Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, and Marc Casado. Dani Olmo, who suffered an adductor injury in Barca’s last outing, will also miss the game.

MEDICAL NEWS | Tests conducted this morning have confirmed that first-team player Dani Olmo has a right adductor injury. He is expected to be out for around three weeks. pic.twitter.com/hxyTghGDib

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 28, 2025

Andreas Christensen, meanwhile, could feature if he es the late fitness test.

Atleti vs Barca Predicted Lineups

Sportscasting’s Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Musso; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo; Simeone, Barrios, De Paul, Lino; Alvarez, Griezmann;

Sportscasting’s Barcelona Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski;

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Preview: Head-to-Head

There have been 245 meetings between the two Spanish rivals. Atleti have won 77, Barca 111, while 57 games have ended all square.

Here are the results of their last five meetings:

Competition	Date	Result	Goalscorer(s)
La Liga	16 February 2025	Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona	Julian Alvarez (45′), Alexander Sorloth (70′) | Robert Lewandowski (72′), Ferran Torres (78′, 90+8′), Lamine Yamal (90+2′)
Copa del Rey	25 February 2025	Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid	Pedri (19′), Pau Cubarsi (21′), Inigo Martinez (41′), Robert Lewandowski (74′) | Julian Alvarez (1′), Antoine Griezmann (6′), Marcos Llorente (84′), Alexander Sorloth (90+3′)
La Liga	21 December 2024	Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid	Pedri (30′) | Rodrigo De Paul (60′), Alexander Sorloth (90+6′)
La Liga	17 March 2024	Atletico Madrid 0-3 Barcelona	Joao Felix (38′), Robert Lewandowski (47′), Fermin Lopez (65′)
La Liga	03 December 2023	Barcelona 1-0 Atletico Madrid	Joao Felix (28′)

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction

Atletico Madrid have lost three of their last five games against Barcelona in all competitions, and we believe they are in for another heartbreak on Wednesday. With Lamine Yamal and Co. in full tilt, there is very little Los Colchoneros can do.

Sportscasting’s Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona