Home / Football / Champions League News Barcelona v Atletico Madrid: Confirmed line-ups for Champions League clash Marcus Rashford gets a chance to impress from the start Written by Tom Rostance Last Update: April 8, 2026 06:58:10 pm BST 3 min read The Champions League quarter-finals have a habit of throwing up familiar foes, but tonights clash at the Camp Nou feels particularly charged. Barcelona and Atltico Madrid meet for the first leg of their European tie just days after a bruising La Liga encounter that saw the Blaugrana edge a 2-1 victory. Barcelona are currently on an imperious run, winning eight of their last nine matches across all competitions. Their path to the quarter-finals was a statement of intent, as they dismantled Newcastle United 8-3 on aggregate in the previous round.At home, they have turned the Camp Nou into a goal-scoring factory, averaging over three goals per game in Europe this season. However, Flick will have to navigate tonights tactical chess match without Raphinha, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury.For Atltico Madrid, the Champions League has become the ultimate save our season mission. While they sit comfortably in the top four domestically, their recent form has been uncharacteristically fragile, suffering three consecutive defeats including that weekend loss to Bara.The biggest blow for Simeones side is the continued absence of goalkeeper Jan Oblak. But historically, this is a fixture that Atltico Madrid have used to cause Barcelona immense pain in Europe, famously eliminating them at this stage in 2014 and 2016.Heres how the sides match up tonight.Table of Contents1 Barcelona team news2 Atletico Madrid team news3 The Champions League knockout meetings4 The stats for Barcelona v Atletico Madrid5 Where to watch Barcelona v Atletico MadridBarcelona team newsMarcus Rashford comes into the side to replace key man Raphinha while Jules Kounde and Dani Olmo also start. Fermin Lopez is on a strong looking bench.Barcelona XI: Joan Garca, Jo�o Cancelo, Gerard Martn, Pau Cubars, Jules Kound, Pedri, Eric Garca, Marcus Rashford, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Robert LewandowskiAtletico Madrid team newsVeteran Koke comes into the Atletico team with Joao Cardoso out through injury. Oblak is indeed still missing while former Manchester City man Julian Alvarez will hope to shine in attack once more.Atletico XI: Juan Musso, Matteo Ruggeri, Dvid Hancko, Robin Le Normand, Nahuel Molina, Ademola Lookman, Koke, Marcos Llorente, Giuliano Simeone, Julin Alvarez, Antoine GriezmannThe Champions League knockout meetings13 April 2016: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (Griezmann 2)5 April 2016: Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid (Suarez 2; Torres)9 April 2014: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (Koke)1 April 2014: Barcelona 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Neymar; Diego)The stats for Barcelona v Atletico MadridBarcelona are unbeaten in all competitions for almost two monthsBarcelona have won five of their last six matches against Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid have lost their last three matches in all competitionsBarcelona scored eight goals across two legs against Newcastle in the previous roundAtletico Madrid have not reached the Champions League semi-finals since 2016-17Where to watch Barcelona v Atletico MadridThe match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 2, with coverage also available via the HBO Max (formerly Discovery+) streaming platform.Kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 BST at Camp Nou. Topics: Atletico Madrid FC Barcelona Follow us: Tom Rostance Reporter Tom has been writing about football - and other sports - for almost 20 years. He has covered four summer Olympics and many, many, many football matches from the World Cup final to the bottom of the EFL. Read more from Tom Rostance
