Atletico Madrid welcome Barcelona to the Metropolitano for a huge clash in La Liga.
Both sides are directly behind Real Madrid in the standings. Barca sit second, three points behind Los Blancos with two games in hand and Atleti are a point further back in third.
The two clubs are coming off contrasting Champions League midweek results. Barcelona dumped Benfica from Europe with a convincing aggregate win, while Atletico Madrid were heartbroken by their hated derby foes after a controversial penalty shootout.
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Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona score
| Score (Pregame) | Goalscorers | |
| Atletico Madrid | – | – |
| Barcelona | – | – |
Location: Metropolitano Stadium (Madrid, Spain)Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
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Starting lineups (predicted):
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2, right to left): Oblak (GK) — Molina, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo — Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher — Griezmann, Alvarez.
Barcelona (4-2-3-1, right to left): Szczesny (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde — De Jong, Pedri — Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha — Lewandowski.
Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona live updates, highlights from La Liga match
1 hour 30 mins to kick: Neither of these teams are in the lead for the La Liga title, but both will have watched Real Madrid and know they have a chance. None of the three teams have felt secure in this race, so it’s going to be a battle to the end.
Atleti now have the advantage of focusing solely on the domestic chase given that they’re out of Europe, but it’s a bit early for that to be a factor just yet.
1 hour 45 mins to kick: Atletico Mardid were dumped painfully from the Champions League midweek, and they’ve largely taken it in stride. But this morning, ahead of today’s match, the club president Enrique Cerezo has come out against the decision at the end of the match on the Julian Alvarez penalty.
“I have seen the images, he doesn’t touch the ball.” Sorry mate, it’s pretty evident he did, even if the end result is harsh and rule needs changing.
? ENRIQUE CEREZO, presidente del Atleti, TAJANTE sobre el PENALTI de JULIÁN ALVAREZ:
“La afición ha sufrido muchos asaltos, pero tienen que comprender que el resultado no se puede mover”.
“La situación del otro día solo la ve el del VAR. Yo tengo las imágenes de la UEFA, no… pic.twitter.com/RGXr5D3aXh
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) March 16, 2025
2 hours to kickoff: If you thought the midweek gut punch against Real Madrid would get this Atleti side down, you’d be sorely mistaken. Images from Saturday’s training show this team remains in great spirits.
Julián Álvarez with a big smile in training yesterday ?❤️pic.twitter.com/df6nYWG2rT
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) March 16, 2025
Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona kick off time
This La Liga match kicks off from the Metropolitano on Sunday, March 16 at 9 p.m. local time in Madrid, Spain. Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA/Canada | Sun, Mar. 16 | 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT |
| UK | Sun, Mar. 16 | 8 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Mon, Mar. 17 | 7 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Mon, Mar. 17 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona lineups, team news
Rodrigo De Paul will be assessed after suffering a knock late on against Real Madrid. He was brought off at halftime of the match before as well, and recovered in time for the UCL Madrid derby, but left it all on the pitch midweek.
Experienced midfielder Koke is set to remain on the sidelines as he recovers from injury.
Provided the rest show no ill-effects to their midweek efforts, expect Simeone to go with a very similar lineup, perhaps with Mahuel Molina coming in for Marcos Llorente at right-back to offer greater insurance against Barcelona’s threat out wide.
Atletico Madrid projected starting lineup (4-4-2): Oblak (GK) — Molina, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo — Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher — Griezmann, Alvarez.
Atletico Madrid subs: (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
Aside from long-term absentees Marc Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal, Flick has more or less a full squad to choose from.
Dani Olmo and Inigo Martinez face competition for their places from Gavi and Ronald Araujo but should hold on.
Barcelona projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Szczesny (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde — De Jong, Pedri — Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha — Lewandowski.
Barcelona subs: (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this La Liga match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
