Watch Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid as two of the top Spanish sides clash in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.
With plenty of viewing options around the world, including free coverage in multiple countries, FourFourTwo brings you all the details on how to watch Barcelona vs Atlético live streams, wherever you are in the world.
Key information
• Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
• Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid Kick-off time: 9.30pm CET / 8.30pm GMT / 3.30pm ET
• Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid Venue: Camp Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
• Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid FREE Stream: RTVE Play (Spain), L'Equipe (France)
• Other streams: Premier Sports (UK) | ESPN+ (US)
• Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN risk-free
Watch Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid for FREE
You can watch Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid 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 Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid while travelling abroad – more on that below.
How to watch Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid from anywhere
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Watch Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid in the UK
In the UK, Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid 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 Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid in the US
Fans in the US can watch Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid 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.
Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid: Preview
Barcelona and Atlético Madrid are currently jostling in the title race for La Liga but the rivalry takes on a different focus tonight as the sides come together in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi final.
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 therd round (thanks to finishing second in La Liga): 4-0 against Barbastro, 5-1 against Real Betis, and 5-0 against Valencia.
Tuesday’s game should be a cracking contest between two of Europe’s top teams on form. Barcelona haven’t lost in their last 13 games, and it was in fact Atlético Madrid who inflicted that last defeat all the way back in December. Like tonight, that game was played at Barcelona’s temporary home of the Camp Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuic, with Atléti coming from behind to win 2-1, the winner coming deep in stoppage time from the boot of Alexander Sørloth.
Atlético have only lost once since that day, firmly establishing themselves as part of a three-way title race that also includes their local rivals Real Madrid, who they held to a draw away at the Bernabeu earlier this month. Diego Simeone’s men thrive on the big occasions and though they’re still the underdogs away from home they’ll be confident they can set themselves up for the return leg in Madrid.
Both sides have near enough full squads to choose from, though there are some injury doubts surrounding Barcelona’s prodigious winger Lamine Yamal. In any case, this is a big enough occasion for both managers to name the very best starting line-up at their disposal.
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