UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid – Lineups & Match Details

Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0. Goals: J. Álvarez (45'), A. Sørloth (70'). Barcelona had 58% possession against Atletico Madrid's 42%. Shots on target: 7-3.

UEFA Champions League · Quarter-finals

Wednesday, 8 April 2026

BarcelonaBarcelona

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid

Referee: I. Kovacs

Lineups

BarcelonaBarcelona4-2-3-1
Joan García13Joan GarcíaG
Jules Koundé23Jules KoundéD
Pau Cubarsí5Pau CubarsíD
Gerard Martín18Gerard MartínD
João Cancelo2João CanceloD
Eric García24Eric GarcíaM
Pedri8PedriM
Lamine Yamal10Lamine YamalM
Dani Olmo20Dani OlmoM
Marcus Rashford14Marcus RashfordM
Robert Lewandowski9Robert LewandowskiF

Substitutes

16Fermín LópezM
6Pablo GaviM
4Ronald AraújoD
7Ferran TorresF
3Alejandro BaldeD
25Wojciech SzczęsnyG
31Diego KochenG
17Marc CasadóM
28Roony BardghjiF
36Álvaro CortésD
42Xavi EspartD
43Tomás MarquésM
Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid4-4-2
Juan Musso1Juan MussoG
Nahuel Molina16Nahuel MolinaD
Robin Le Normand24Robin Le NormandD
Dávid Hancko17Dávid HanckoD
Matteo Ruggeri3Matteo RuggeriD
Giuliano Simeone20Giuliano SimeoneM
Marcos Llorente14Marcos LlorenteM
Koke6KokeM
Ademola Lookman22Ademola LookmanM
Antoine Griezmann7Antoine GriezmannF
Julián Alvarez19Julián AlvarezF

Substitutes

18Marc PubillD
10Alejandro BaenaM
9Alexander SørlothF
11Thiago AlmadaM
23Nicolás GonzálezF
31Salvi EsquivelG
33Mario de LuisG
15Clément LengletD
21Obed VargasM
34Julio DíazM
4Rodrigo MendozaM

Match Events

31'Y

Koke

31'S

D. Hancko

Substitution 1

44'R

Pau Cubarsí Paredes

45'G

J. Álvarez

45'+1Y

Marc Pubill

46'S

Pedri

Substitution 1

46'S

R. Lewandowski

Substitution 2

60'S

A. Lookman

Substitution 2

60'S

Koke

Substitution 3

63'Y

Álex Baena

65'Y

Gavi

70'G

A. Sørloth

Assist: M. Ruggeri

73'S

M. Rashford

Substitution 3

73'S

J. Koundé

Substitution 4

80'S

G. Simeone

Substitution 4

80'S

A. Griezmann

Substitution 5

86'S

João Cancelo

Substitution 5

90'+4Y

João Cancelo

Statistics

Barcelona
58%42%
Atletico Madrid
1.16Expected Goals (xG)0.45
18Total Shots5
7Shots on Target3
7Corners1
6Fouls17
1Offsides2
90Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Barcelona host Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, 8 April 2026. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Barcelona go into the match 5th in the table; Atletico Madrid sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Barcelona have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 wins in a row. Atletico Madrid have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Apr 2026: Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid; 2 Dec 2025: Barcelona 3-1 Atletico Madrid; 16 Mar 2025: Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0. Atletico Madrid replied with J. Álvarez 45', A. Sørloth 70'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 70 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Barcelona held 58% of the ball against 42% for Atletico Madrid. Shots on target finished 7-3. Expected goals read 1.16 for Barcelona, 0.45 for Atletico Madrid.

Verdict

Atletico Madrid take the three points; Barcelona look at a thin night for the home crowd. Barcelona sat 5th and Atletico Madrid 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.