Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Preview

Atletico Madrid host Barcelona at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Thursday night in a Copa del Rey encounter between two sides in contrasting form. Los Rojiblancos have collected seven points from their last five matches across all competitions, though their most recent outing ended in a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Real Betis. Prior to that, they won 5-0 away at Real Betis in the Copa del Rey. Earlier in this sequence, they drew 0-0 away at Levante, lost 2-1 at home to Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League, and secured a 3-0 home victory over Mallorca.

Barcelona arrive in Madrid boasting perfect form, having won all five of their last matches. Most recently, they won 3-0 at home to Mallorca. Before that, they secured a 2-1 away victory over Albacete in the Copa del Rey. Earlier in their impressive run, they won 3-1 away at Elche, beat FC København 4-1 at home in the Champions League, and defeated Real Oviedo 3-0 at home.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Barcelona, who have won three of the last five meetings with one draw and one Atletico Madrid victory. Most recently, Barcelona claimed a comfortable 3-1 home win in December 2025, while they also secured a 1-0 away triumph in the previous encounter in April 2025.

The contrasting form and head-to-head record points to a difficult evening for Atletico Madrid. Barcelona’s five-match winning streak demonstrates their exceptional quality and consistency across all competitions, while Atletico’s recent home defeat to Real Betis has raised questions about their defensive solidity. The visitors’ recent dominance in this fixture, coupled with their current momentum, makes them strong favourites to progress in the Copa del Rey. Atletico will need a significantly improved performance to overcome Barcelona’s superior recent record.

Fans worldwide can tune in to watch this Copa del Rey fixture. In Spain, the match will be broadcast on TVE La 1, while French viewers can watch on DAZN France. American fans can catch the action on ESPN Select, fuboTV, and the ESPN App, while Polish supporters can stream via Eleven Sports 1 Poland. The 20:00 GMT kick-off time ensures prime-time viewing across Europe.

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Atletico Madrid – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Atletico Madrid	0 – 1	Real Betis	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 8, 2026
W	Real Betis	0 – 5	Atletico Madrid	Spanish Copa del Rey	Feb 5, 2026
D	Levante	0 – 0	Atletico Madrid	Spanish LALIGA	Jan 31, 2026
L	Atletico Madrid	1 – 2	Bodo/Glimt	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
W	Atletico Madrid	3 – 0	Mallorca	Spanish LALIGA	Jan 25, 2026

Barcelona – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Barcelona	3 – 0	Mallorca	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 7, 2026
W	Albacete	1 – 2	Barcelona	Spanish Copa del Rey	Feb 3, 2026
W	Elche	1 – 3	Barcelona	Spanish LALIGA	Jan 31, 2026
W	Barcelona	4 – 1	F.C. København	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
W	Barcelona	3 – 0	Real Oviedo	Spanish LALIGA	Jan 25, 2026

Head-to-Head – Last 5 Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Barcelona	3 – 1	Atletico Madrid	Spanish LALIGA	Dec 2, 2025
Atletico Madrid	0 – 1	Barcelona	Spanish Copa del Rey	Apr 2, 2025
Atletico Madrid	2 – 4	Barcelona	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 16, 2025
Barcelona	4 – 4	Atletico Madrid	Spanish Copa del Rey	Feb 25, 2025
Barcelona	1 – 2	Atletico Madrid	Spanish LALIGA	Dec 21, 2024

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
Spain	TVE La 1
France	DAZN France
USA	ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Poland	Eleven Sports 1 Poland
India	FanCode
Brazil	Disney+ Premium Brazil
Hungary	Sport 1 Hungary
Russia	Match TV, matchtv.ru