Atletico Madrid 4-0 Barcelona: Report, result, goals as hosts thrash Barca in Copa del Rey

Home / Football Atletico Madrid 4-0 Barcelona: Report, result, goals as hosts thrash Barca in Copa del Rey Watch Atleti's goals vs Barca in the Copa del Rey Written by Ben Miller Last Update: February 12, 2026 10:20:27 pm GMT 5 min read Atletico Madrid scored four first-half goals to dismantle Barcelona and hand visiting manager Hansi Flick his first-ever Copa del Rey defeat as Diego Simeones side gave themselves a commanding lead in the semi-finals at the Metropolitano Stadium. In an astonishing end to Barcas six-match winning run in all competitions, visiting goalkeeper Joan Garcia miscontrolled a routine Eric Garcia backpass to score a sixth-minute own goal before Antoine Griezmann struck in the 14th minute from Nahuel Molinas pass. Fermin Lopez shot against the crossbar for the La Liga leaders, who then needed Jules Kounde to clear off the line from Julian Alvarez, only for Ademola Lookman to continue his impressive start to his Atleti career by sweeping in to make the scoreline 3-0 after 33 mins. Lookman teed up Julian Alvarez to fire in the fourth during added time before the break, with Garcia compounding Barcelonas misery by receiving a straight red card five minutes from time for a challenge on Alex Baena. You can also see stats from the Copa del Rey match here.More to followTable of Contents1 Atletico Madrid confirmed starting team vs Barcelona2 Barcelona confirmed starting team vs Atletico Madrid3 Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona stats4 Whats next for these teams? Atletico Madrid, Barcelona fixturesAtletico Madrid confirmed starting team vs BarcelonaMarc Pubill returned for Atleti after missing their 1-0 home defeat to Betis in La Liga on Sunday through illness. The visitors made four changes, including Juan Musso starting in goal in place of Jan Oblak. Nahuel Molina joined Pubill in defence, with Antoine Griezmann in attack. Jose Maria Gimenez, Thiago Almada and Rodri Mendoza moved to the bench. Johnny Cardoso was out with a muscle injury and Pablo had a thigh problem.Atletico Madrid starting XI: Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, Marc Pubill, David Hancko, Matteo Ruggeri, Giuliano Simeone, Marcos Llorente, Koke, Ademola Lookman, Antoine Griezmann, Julian AlvarezAtleti substitutes: Salvi Esquivel, Jose Maria Gimenez, Rodrigo Mendoza, Alexander Sorloth, Alex Baena, Thiago Almada, Jan Oblak, Clement Lenglet, Obed Vargas, Nico Gonzalez, Robin Le Normand Barcelona confirmed starting team vs Atletico MadridMidfielder Frenkie de Jong had been a doubt with a groin problem but captained Barca, who made two changes from their 3-0 home win over Mallorca on Saturday.England striker Marcus Rashford had a knee issue and was replaced by Ferran Torres, while De Jong who was an unused substitute came in for Robert Lewandowski, who was on the bench.Defender Andreas Christensen and forward Raphinha were out injured, as were midfielders Gavi and Pedri.Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, Frenkie de Jong, Fermin Lopez, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Dani OlmoBarca substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Joao Cancelo, Ronald Araujo, Robert Lewandowski, Gerard Martin, Roony Bardghji, Marc Bernal, Jofre Torrents, Diego Kochen, Juan Hernandez, Tomas MarquesAtletico Madrid vs Barcelona statsBarca have won the Copa del Rey more times than anyone else (32 to Athletic Clubs 24 and Real Madrids 20) and reached the final most often (43 to Real Madrids 41)In 14 of their previous 20 meetings with Spanish sides, they had netted at least three goals each timeA 1-0 home defeat by Leganes on December 15 2024 remains the last time Barcelona failed to score against a Spanish clubThird in La Liga, Atleti arrived on a run of one win in four matches in all competitions (D1 L2)They are the fourth-most successful team in Copa del Rey history, winning the competition 10 timesAtleti have failed to make the final since their 2012/13 triumph, although two of their four semi-final appearances along the way have come in the last two seasonsIn a thrilling semi-final last season, Atleti went 2-0 ahead after six minutes in their first leg at Barca before falling 4-2 behind and eventually salvaging a 4-4 draw courtesy of Alexander Sorloths 93rd-minute equaliserFerran Torres scored the only goal in the return match, with Barca proceeding to beat Real Madrid 3-2 after extra time in the finalSince their first meeting in the 1924/25 competition, the teams have met in 25 knockout tiesBarcelona have progressed on 15 occasions to Atletis 10In each of the last four Copa meetings (2009, 2015, 2017 and 2025), Barca have advanced and gone on to lift the trophyWhats next for these teams? Atletico Madrid, Barcelona fixturesAtleti visit relegation-threatened Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday (15:15), a day before Barca travel to midtable Girona (20:00).The second leg of the semi-final is on March 3 (20:00). Topics: Atletico Madrid Copa del Rey FC Barcelona Follow us: Ben Miller Ben has more than 10 years' experience in sports journalism, covering two EURO tournaments, European club competitions, the Premier League, EFL and WSL and a variety of other major sporting events. Read more from Ben Miller