Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Barcelona will be bidding to overturn a heavy first-leg deficit when they welcome Atletico Madrid for the decisive second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday night.

The Catalan giants face a huge task after suffering a 4-0 defeat in the first meeting, leaving them with a mountain to climb if they are to keep their hopes of retaining the trophy alive.

Despite that setback, Hansi Flick’s side will take confidence from their recent form, having recorded a convincing 4-1 victory over Villarreal in La Liga, a result that further strengthened their position at the top of the table.

Barcelona have had the upper hand in this fixture, recording seven wins, a draw, and two defeats in their last 10 fixtures across all competitions.

However, Atletico’s emphatic first-leg success has shifted the balance of this particular contest, and Diego Simeone’s side will now be focused on managing the advantage they built in Madrid.

The visitors head into the second leg off the back of a narrow 1-0 win in the league, a result that highlights their ability to grind out results, which could prove crucial as they look to protect their aggregate lead.

Atletico have also shown in recent meetings that they can frustrate Barcelona, combining defensive organisation with clinical finishing - a formula that worked perfectly in the first leg.

Barcelona, meanwhile, will be relying on their strong home record and attacking quality to produce a response, knowing that an early goal could shift the momentum of the tie.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and past meetings between the two sides ahead of their contest on Tuesday night.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 248

Atletico wins: 78

Draws: 57

Barcelona wins: 113

Barcelona lead the overall head-to-head record between the two sides, having recorded 113 wins to Atletico's 78, while there have also been 57 draws in this particular fixture.

The Catalan outfit have also comfortably outscored their opponents, finding the back of the net on 468 occasions in their 248 matches against Atletico, while the capital outfit have managed 361.

Lionel Messi is the leading goalscorer in this fixture, finding the back of the net on 32 occasions against Atletico, which is 16 ahead of Cesar Rodriguez in second position.

Unsurprisingly, Barcelona also lead the head-to-head record in La Liga, winning 82 of their 177 matches to Atletico's 53, while there have also been 42 draws in Spain's top flight.

Twelve of the last 15 meetings between these two sides have come in La Liga, and Barcelona had been on a five-game winning run against Atletico at that level, including 1-0 and 3-0 successes during the 2023-24 campaign.

However, Atletico shocked their rivals in December 2024 with a 2-1 victory at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, with Alexander Sorloth netting a last-gasp winner.

Barcelona did manage to gain revenge in the reverse match at Wanda Metropolitano, coming from two goals behind late on to record a 4-2 victory against their title rivals, and Blaugrana made it back-to-back wins in this fixture with a 3-1 triumph in December 2025.

Atletico went five games unbeaten against the Catalan side between January 2020 and October 2021, winning three times during that run, including twice in the league.

The capital outfit's success over Barcelona in their last league meeting at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, meanwhile, proved to be their first away victory over the Catalan giants since February 2006.

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a resounding 4–0 victory for Atletico at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in the Copa del Rey semifinal on February 12, 2025.