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MAR 02.12.2025
The duel between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid is one of the most frequently repeated in Spanish football due to the significance of both clubs. The first official Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona match in LALIGA EA SPORTS was played on March 10, 1929, although they had previously faced each other on several occasions in the Copa (Cup).
The first league clash, which was played at the old Metropolitano stadium, arrived in the first edition of the competition. The colchonero team managed to defeat the azulgrana club 4-1 with braces from Cosme and Yllera in that March of 1929. In the second half of the competition, on May 26, 1929, FC Barcelona won 4-0 at Montjuïc on their way to the league title. Sastre, Samitier (2), and Walter scored the goals.
Since then, Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona have faced each other in a total of 177 league matches, in which Atlético de Madrid has won 53 times, FC Barcelona has achieved victory on 82 occasions, and the match has ended in a draw 42 times. In these duels, the Catalan team has scored 340 goals, while the Madrid side has scored 254.
Two recent clashes remain in memory. On May 17, 2014, Atlético de Madrid was proclaimed champion of their penultimate LALIGA EA SPORTS at the Camp Nou. They did so in a duel where the winner would take the title, with the draw being enough for the colchoneros (1-1, goal by Godín). Just one year later, on May 17, 2015, FC Barcelona secured the title after winning at the Vicente Calderón with a goal from Messi (0-1).
Complete statistics of Atlético de Madrid VS FC Barcelona
In overall data, counting all competitions, the clash has been repeated 249 times. The first duel dates back to April 19, 1925, in the Copa semi-finals. FC Barcelona won 3-2 in the first leg played in Barcelona, and in Madrid, Atlético won 2-1. This led to a tie-breaker match that the culés won (2-1).
Out of a total of 249 clashes, FC Barcelona has won 113 and Atlético de Madrid 79, with 57 draws. The culés have only played more matches against Real Madrid (262), but the colchoneros have not (241). In these clashes, FC Barcelona has scored 467 goals, compared to 366 for the colchoneros.
As a curious fact, the number of cautions shown to the rojiblancos is higher, with 410 compared to 338 for the azulgrana (infractions began to be punished with cards in 1970). Sending-offs show a much more balanced result: 35 for FC Barcelona and 38 for Atlético de Madrid.
Historic results FC Barcelona vs Atlético de Madrid
The Copa del Rey is the second competition with the most clashes between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, with 48. The culés won 23 and the colchoneros 15, with 10 draws. In terms of goals, 98 for the azulgrana and 72 for the rojiblancos. Curiously, this clash only occurred in the final on two occasions: 3-2 for FC Barcelona in 1925 (goals from Samitier, Just, and Alcántara to overturn a 0-2 lead by Palacios and Cosme) and 1-0 for Atlético in 1996 (Pantic).
The rest of the clashes are distributed among the Champions League (4), Super Cup (11), League Cup (6), Eva Duarte Cup (1), and FEF President's Cup (2). In the European competition, the balance favours the rojiblancos, who overcame FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals in 2014 and 2016, both with Simeone on the bench. In the Super Cup, on the other hand, there are 4 titles for the culés compared to only one for the colchoneros, who also won the 2020 semi-final.
Most notable players
On an individual level, Lionel Messi is the footballer who has played in an Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona LALIGA EA SPORTS match the most times, with 30 matches. The Argentine from FC Barcelona is also the player who has scored the most goals in these duels in LALIGA EA SPORTS with 26 goals (2004-2021), followed by César Rodríguez with 14 (1942-1955).
On the colchonero side, Jorge Resurrección 'Koke', with 37 duels against the culés (27 of them in LALIGA), is the player with the most appearances in this historic duel. The Atlético captain precisely debuted with the colchonero first team against the blaugranas. It was on September 19, 2009, at the Camp Nou.
The top rojiblanco goalscorer in the Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona matches is Paco Campos, with 12 goals (1939-1948) compared to 8 by Fernando Torres (2002-2007; 2014-2018).
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