Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

Competition – Copa del Rey

Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou

Date: 3rd March 2026

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

Barcelona host Atlético Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou on Tuesday evening for a 20:00 GMT kick-off in the Copa del Rey — and this is a tie that carries significant baggage before a ball is kicked. This is the second leg of the semi-final, with Atlético holding a commanding 4-0 advantage from the first leg played at the Metropolitano on 12th February. Barcelona face an enormous task to overturn that deficit and will need an extraordinary performance to progress. Their most recent result in La Liga was a 4-1 home win over Villarreal on 28th February, and before that a 3-0 home win over Levante on 22nd February — so the Blaugrana arrive with some domestic momentum. Earlier in the sequence, they lost 1-2 away at Girona on 16th February and also lost 0-4 away at Atlético in that Copa first leg on 12th February, with a 3-0 home win over Mallorca on 7th February also in the run. Barcelona’s league form has been sharp at home, but the scale of the Cup deficit makes this a near-impossible assignment.

Atlético Madrid head to the Camp Nou in excellent form across all competitions, having won their last three matches. Their most recent result was a 1-0 away win at Real Oviedo in La Liga on 28th February. Prior to that, they won 4-1 at home to Club Brugge in the Champions League knockout stage on 24th February and also won 4-2 at home to Espanyol in the league on 21st February. Earlier in the sequence, they drew 3-3 away at Club Brugge in the first leg of that same Champions League tie on 18th February, with a 0-3 away loss to Rayo Vallecano on 15th February their only real blot on an otherwise impressive recent run. Los Colchoneros arrive with a 4-0 aggregate cushion and will be content to manage the tie rather than chase goals, though their current form suggests they are well capable of adding to their tally if Barcelona open up.

The head-to-head record over the last five meetings narrows slightly in Barcelona’s favour — three wins to Atlético’s one, with one draw — but that picture is complicated entirely by the first leg result. Most recently, Atlético won 4-0 at home in the Copa del Rey on 12th February 2026. Barcelona won 3-1 at home in the league on 2nd December 2025 and also won 4-2 away at the Metropolitano on 16th March 2025. This fixture has historically produced dramatic and high-scoring encounters, but Atlético’s cushion makes a Camp Nou upset extremely unlikely.

Supporters in Spain can watch on TVE La 1, TV3 or Movistar+, while fans in the United Kingdom can follow on Premier Sports 1 or Premier Sports Player. Viewers in Germany can stream on DAZN Germany, and Italian supporters can tune in on DAZN Italia.


Barcelona — Last Five Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal Spanish LaLiga Feb 28, 2026
W Barcelona 3-0 Levante Spanish LaLiga Feb 22, 2026
L Girona 2-1 Barcelona Spanish LaLiga Feb 16, 2026
L Atlético Madrid 4-0 Barcelona Copa del Rey Feb 12, 2026
W Barcelona 3-0 Mallorca Spanish LaLiga Feb 7, 2026

Atlético Madrid — Last Five Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Real Oviedo 0-1 Atlético Madrid Spanish LaLiga Feb 28, 2026
W Atlético Madrid 4-1 Club Brugge Champions League Feb 24, 2026
W Atlético Madrid 4-2 Espanyol Spanish LaLiga Feb 21, 2026
D Club Brugge 3-3 Atlético Madrid Champions League Feb 18, 2026
L Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Atlético Madrid Spanish LaLiga Feb 15, 2026

Head To Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Atlético Madrid 4-0 Barcelona Copa del Rey Feb 12, 2026
Barcelona 3-1 Atlético Madrid Spanish LaLiga Dec 2, 2025
Atlético Madrid 0-1 Barcelona Copa del Rey Apr 2, 2025
Atlético Madrid 2-4 Barcelona Spanish LaLiga Mar 16, 2025
Barcelona 4-4 Atlético Madrid Copa del Rey Feb 25, 2025

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel(s)
Spain TVE La 1, TV3, RTVE Play, Movistar+, M+ LALIGA TV
United Kingdom Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Ireland Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Germany DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany
France DAZN France
Italy DAZN Italia
USA ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Netherlands Ziggo Sport
Portugal Sport TV2, Sport TV Multiscreen
Japan U-NEXT

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