Barcelona need a goal-laden performance against Atletico Madrid tonight. Get live updates here…
Barcelona will have to produce another remontada akin to their miracle win over Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 if they want to claim a place in the final of the Copa del Rey.
Athletic Madrid’s emphatic 4-0 semi-final, first-leg win means Barca will have to reprise their famous defeat of the Parisians in the Champions League nine years ago to secure a place against either Real Sociedad or Athletic Bilbao.
Hansi Flick’s side showed their attacking prowess at the weekend with a 4-1 defeat of Villarreal and also netted three times the week before against Levante at Camp Nou.
Diego Simeone’s Atleti are a different proposition, however, and you can expect all the dark arts to be on display tonight.
The Rojiblancos have won their last three in all competitions, including a last-gasp 1-0 La Liga triumph at Oviedo at the weekend.
Where to watch Barca v Atletico Madrid: TV channel, online live stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 (15:00 ET / 12:-0 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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Barcelona v Atletico Madrid stats
- Since their first meeting in the 1924/25 competition, the teams have met in 25 knockout ties
- Barcelona have progressed on 15 occasions to Atletico Madrid’s 10
- In each of the last four Copa meetings (2009, 2015, 2017 and 2025), Barca have advanced and gone on to lift the trophy
- Barca have won the Copa del Rey more times than anyone else (32 to Athletic Club’s 24, Real Madrid’s 20 and Atleti’s 10) and reached the final most often (43 to Real Madrid’s 41)
- In 14 of their previous 20 meetings with Spanish sides before the first leg, they had netted at least three goals each time
- Third in La Liga, Atleti are level on points with Villarreal, nine behind Real Madrid and 13 shy of Barca
- They have won their last three matches in all competitions, beating Espanyol 4-2 at home before those victories over Brugge and Oviedo
- Since their last Copa del Rey triumph, two of Atleti’s four semi-final appearances have come in the last two seasons
- In that thrilling semi-final first leg last season, Atleti went 2-0 ahead after six minutes before falling 4-2 behind and eventually salvaging a 4-4 draw courtesy of Sorloth’s 93rd-minute equaliser
- Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the return match, with Barca proceeding to beat Real Madrid 3-2 after extra time in the final
