Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona live score, stats, highlights, talking points from Copa del Rey semifinal 1st leg

JUMP TO:

• Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona score
• Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona highlights, key incidents
• Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona team news
• Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona upcoming fixtures

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona lock horns in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal tie on Thursday.

The Catalans have enjoyed a dominant recent record against Atleti, winning eight of the past 10 meetings in all competitions. That includes both legs of the semifinals last season, when a remarkable 4-4 draw at Camp Nou was followed by a 1-0 win for Barca in the capital.

Hansi Flick's team are still targeting a quadruple after winning the Supercopa de Espana in January, while Atleti will be determined to keep alive their hopes of a first trophy since they were crowned La Liga champions in 2021.

MORE: Barcelona's up-to-date injury list

Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona

Location: Estadio Metropolitano (Madrid, Spain)
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera

Predicted lineups:

Atletico Madrid (4-3-3, right to left): Musso (GK) — Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri — Koke, Mendoza, Griezmann — Simeone, Alvarez, Lookman

Barcelona (4-2-3-1 right to left): J. Garcia (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, E. Garcia, Balde — De Jong, Bernal — Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Lopez — Torres

Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona highlights, key incidents

This section will be updated as highlights become available.

Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona reaction

This section will be updated when match reaction is available.

Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona team news

Atletico Madrid team news

• Pablo Barrios is out with a muscle injury, while Johnny Cardoso is not in the squad after sitting out the loss to Real Betis last time out due to a minor issue.
• Nico Gonzalez is available and in the squad. Copa goalkeeper Juan Musso is expected to start, while Diego Simeone could field a very attack-minded lineup featuring Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez, Ademola Lookman and Giuliano Simeone.

Barcelona team news

• Raphinha and Marcus Rashford are both sidelined due to injury, so Hansi Flick has some thinking to do regarding the left side of his attack. Dani Olmo or Fermin Lopez could fill that role, which could see Marc Bernal deployed in central midfield alongside Frenkie de Jong.

Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona upcoming schedules

Atletico Madrid upcoming fixtures

Barcelona upcoming fixtures