Watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona as two of the top Spanish sides clash in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, deciding the tie after the dramatic 4-4 draw in the first leg.
With plenty of viewing options around the world, including free coverage in multiple countries, FourFourTwo brings you all the details on how to watch Atlético vs Barcelona live streams, wherever you are in the world.
Key information
• Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
• Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona Kick-off time: 9.30pm CET / 8.30pm GMT / 3.30pm ET
• Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid
• Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona FREE Stream: RTVE Play (Spain), L'Equipe (France)
• Other streams: Premier Sports (UK) | ESPN+ (US)
• Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN risk-free
Watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona for FREE
You can watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona for FREE in certain countries, including the host country of Spain where it's being shown by the public broadcaster RTVE.
You can watch Barça vs Atléti on the main TV channel La 1, or you can watch online through the RTVE Play streaming platform. You need to create an account but it's free to use.
There's also free coverage in France thanks to La Chaîne L'Equipe, which you can watch through the L'Equipe website or one of the free streaming platforms in France, such as TF1 or Molotov.
These services are all geo-restricted, so you'll need a VPN if you want to watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona while travelling abroad – more on that below.
How to watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona from anywhere
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Watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona in the UK
In the UK, Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona is being shown on Premier Sports. You can add Premier Sports to your existing TV package with Sky or Virgin, or you can take out a streaming subscription for £15.99 a month.
Watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona in the US
Fans in the US can watch Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona on the ESPN+ streaming platform, which is the home of Spanish soccer in the US.
ESPN+ subscriptions cost $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year.
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona: Preview
The Copa del Rey is Spain’s premier cup competition, won a record 31 times by Barcelona, and 10 times by Atléti - but last back in 2013. Both sides have made light work of the competition so far, each winning their quarter-finals 5-0 – Barça against Valencia, Atléti against Getafe.
In fact, Barcelona’s results have been steamrolling since they made a late entry to the competition in the third round (thanks to finishing second in La Liga): 4-0 against Barbastro, 5-1 against Real Betis, and 5-0 against Valencia.
Barcelona haven’t lost in their last 20 games in all competitions, and it was in fact Atlético Madrid who inflicted that last defeat all the way back in December. However, Barcelona won 4-2 when they recently visited the Metropolitano in La Liga last month.
That swung the title race in Barca’s favour, and Atléti have very much fallen away due to two defeats and a draw in their last three, leaving them nine points off leaders Barcelona.
What happened in the first leg?
The first leg of this Copa del Rey semi-final was a thriller, resulting in a 4-4 draw in Barcelona.
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring for Atleti in the first minute and the Rojiblancos were 2-0 up after six minutes thanks to Antoine Griezmann. Barcelona quickly got back on terms thanks to quick goals from Pedri and Pau Cubarsí, making it 2-2 after just 21 minutes. The hosts then took a 3-2 lead into half-time thanks to a strike from Iñigo Martínez.
On 74 minutes, star striker Robert Lewandowski appeared to have put Barcelona firmly in the driving seat, but Atlético hit back through Marcos Llorente on 84 minutes before a last-gasp equaliser from Alexander Sorloth deep into stoppage time.
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