Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Predictions | betCompare

Match info: Copa del Rey semifinal 1^st leg

Venue: Civitas Metropolitano, Madrid

Date: Thursday, 12^th February2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Atletico Madrid will welcome Barcelona to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Thursday evening for the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final clash.

The two Spanish heavyweights meet once again at this stage of the competition, with Diego Simeone’s men aiming for revenge after last season’s elimination at the hands of the Catalan giants.

Head-to-head:

• Atletico Madrid have won 77 of the 247 meetings between the two teams.

• Barcelona recorded 113 victories.

• The remaining 57 clashes ended in draws.

• Atleti have won two of their last five games.

• Barcelona have won all of their last six matches.

• The Blaugrana are on a three-match winning streak against Atletico Madrid.

• Six of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Atletico Madrid in all competitions: W-L-D-W-L

• Barcelona in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W

Team News:

• Atletico Madrid will miss out on the services of Pablo Barrios and Johnny Cardoso as they are injured. Marc Pubill and Nicolas Gonzalez might also sit out due to alack of fitness.

• Raphinha, Gavi, Pedri and Andreas Christensen will not be in action for Barcelona due to their injuries. Frenkie de Jong is not yet confirmed to be a part of the squad.

Player(s) to watch:

• Ademola Lookman put in top efforts in his debut game for Atletico Madrid, where he scored a goal and bagged an assist. He will be looking to step up his game so that he can help his side stand a chance against Barca. Lookman is a capable forward and is surely going to cause problems for the visitors.

• Lamine Yamal has come up with some top performances in the recent games for Barcelona. He has scored in back-to-back games for his side and will be looking to come up with another top performance. Lamine Yamal has three goal involvements in three Copa del Rey matches this season.