In the end, Barcelona got what they were looking for. With nearly 11 games to go for them, they climb back to the top of the table with 60 points. 

They are now equal with Real Madrid but they have a far better goal difference to be at the top. 

It was a perfect start for Atletico Madrid with a goal from Julian Alvarez in the first half and from Sorloth in the second half. They crowded the box and defended with the whole team but a team like Barcelona are always tough to the restricted like that. 

Inigo Martinez and Pedri alongside Kounde were superb for Barcelona as they kept the team calm even after going down. 

Lewandowski scored the first one for them with a cool head and Ferran Torres then came from the bench to score the equaliser. 

Lamine Yamal then produced a clutch finish in the added time while Torres scored his second to put an end to the coffin. 

Thank you to everyone who stayed up late for the match. I hope you enjoyed the game and the coverage. This is Koushik Biswas, saying you good night. See you in the next game. 

Cool heads, cold finish 🧊 pic.twitter.com/OUVOH3SYOY

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KHa7j8vilw

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

What happened? #AtletiBarça | #LaLigaHighlights pic.twitter.com/swZiAdhPH8

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

La Liga Standings

WHAT A COMEBACK!!

Barcelona were trailing by 0-2 till the 72nd minute and then they made a comeback to win the game by 2-4!

Outstanding!

They have now moved to the top of La Liga with 60 points!#AtelticoBarca #AtleticoMadridBarca #AtleticoVsBarca #FCBarcelona #LamineYamal pic.twitter.com/R4WOA11tua

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) March 16, 2025

Ferran Torres puts an end to the coffin. 

He gets a brace and that will be it for Barcelona. 

Torres fins the back of the net with a right-footed shot from the edge of the box. 

Chance for Atleitco but Barcelona defenders cleared it for a corner. 

As we were saying, there will be late drama. 

Lamine Yamal does it for Barcelona. 

Yamal's left-footed shot got a slight deflection and went straight into the goal. Oblak could not do anything to it. 

He gets a yellow card for taking off his shirt. 

6 minutes of injury time added. 

Enough time for goals. 

Lewandowski let the ball go away to Lewandowski and Sotloth had the chance to shoot with his left foot from the edge of the box. 

But, he slipped and missed the chance. 

Riquelme replaces Griezmann.

OFF: Kounde 

ON: Araujo 

This fixture has seen a few late dramas in the last few seasons. 

Will we see another one?

Meantime, Barcelona are preparing a few subs. 

Another chance for Sorloth to score.

But, he sends it wide. 

Simione us on the ground after the miss. 

Barcelona are back at it. 

Ferran Torres heads the ball inside the goal from an accurate cross from Raphinha. 

ATM 2-2 FCB

There was a handball by Rodrigo de paul before Sorloth's goal.

The VAR did not check it! pic.twitter.com/phujOW5ymM

— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) March 16, 2025

Alexander Sorloth has scored more goals 🆚 Barcelona than against any other opponent in his career 🇳🇴⚽️

Their nemesis 😤 pic.twitter.com/FDrZ9FALeN

— LiveScore (@livescore) March 16, 2025

Lamine Yamal curls one in from the left but it goes straight to the hands of Oblak. 

Easy save. 

Barcelona with a perfect reply. 

Inigo Martinez with a cross. Lewandowski chest trapped the ball down and shot the ball inside the goal with a left-footed volley. 

Goal No. 22 for Lewandowski in La Liga this season.

ATM 2-1 FCB

This is the sixth straight goal for Sorloth against FC Barcelona. Gallagher with the counterattack and cross for Sorloth to tap the ball inside the goal. 

A VAR check was down to check a potential handball on De Paul before the attack. 

But, the goal stays. 

ATM 2-0 FCB

We won't back down. pic.twitter.com/FXSEdpzQgo

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

🔄 Substitutions

→🟢 Eric, Ferran
←🔴 Olmo, Casadó#AtletiBarça pic.twitter.com/Cm8m1VoBxf

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

Barcelona are now trying to outthink Atletico Madrid. 

A quick corner nearly opened a chance for them. But, Le Normand was there to do the job for Atletico Madrid. 

Yellow card for Balde who took it for the team while trying to stop Simione on the byline. 

Barcelona have been trying hard to break in but they are looking so much comfortable in that position where they are defending with everyone.

In: Gallagher, Sorloth

Out: Lino, Julian Alvarez

Popped up ball from Yamal for Lewandowski to head the ball inside the goal. 

However, the ball was too long for him to control. 

Atletico are defending with all of their players and Barcelona are finding it hard to go close to Oblak. 

Yamal earlier had the chance to shoot from close range but he decided to pass it to Dani Olmo. 

The pass was not accurate though. 

Le Normand stopped a counterattack from Barcelona as he fouled and brought down Lewandowski in the middle. 

Raphinha with a cross and Lewandowski could not be at the end of it as Barcelona won another corner. 

Again Atletico Madrid nearly made Barcelona pay off in the counterattack. 

Julian Alvarez was running away with the ball and once was in front of Kounde. 

But, before the Argentine could send the final pass, Kounde intercepted and cleared it out for a corner. 

Dani Omo tapped the ball down for Lamine Yamal to take the ball inside the box. But his effort with the left foot missed the goal by a metre. 

Cubarsi with a threading pass to find Pedri inside the box. 

But the midfielder was marked down well and it was also too long for him. 

Good start to the second half for them as Pedri wins and sends the corner for Baarcelona. 

No changes from either team as we come from the break. 

Barcelona start the second half. 

70000 present at the ground would be delighted to see their team leave the field with a 1-0 goal lead. 

Barcelona had the possession but Atletico defended well to give themselves a chance to score with a counterattack. 

Julian Alvarez, the goal scorer for Atletico Madrid. 

Atletico Madrid breaks the deadlock. 

A long ball from Oblak initiated the attack and Griezmann's cross found Simione on the right. 

Simeone's cutback found Julian Alvarez in the middle and the Argentine striker side-footed the ball past Szczęsny for the first goal of the night. 

ATM 1-0 FCB

This is the best chance of the match so far. 

Pedri with a solid pass for Lewandowski. 

But, Lewandowski made it tough for himself after a poor first touch. 

He sends it over the crossbar. 

Atletico Madrid have been able to mark Lewandowski down. 

Raphinha's threaded pass from the Polish striker could have created a chance for Barcelona. 

But the defensive line has marked him down so well that he did not have enough space to work with that ball. 

Yamal is brought down by Lino, again. No card though for the Atletico Madrid player. 

Yamal has been targeted by Atletico Madrid so far in the match. 

Yellow card for Mandava for a foul on Lamine Yamal, who was trying to make a quick run on the right flank. 

🐐 Oblak equals Tomás Reñones as the third Atleti player with the most official games played in the history of our club! pic.twitter.com/9WWvpZLIL0

— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 16, 2025

💚 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗖̧𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗖̧𝗔 💚 pic.twitter.com/A5HnXsAnU0

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

Good pass from Olmo to find Lewandowski at the tip of the box. 

But, after a poor first touch, Lewandowski lost the ball to Le Normand. 

Raphinha did not go at the goal directly but popped the ball up for Pedri to head the ball into the goal. 

But, the Spaniard could not control the areal ball and fell down on the ground. 

Even before the free-kick is taken, Simeone goes down after a slight touch from Kounde. 

Olmo wins a foul for Barcelona and they now have a free-kick from the edge of the box. 

Chance for the Catalan club. 

Atletico have been able to find space on the left as Lino and Julian Alvarez made a few entries in the final third. 

But, Kounde and Cubarsi have been up to the task as well,

Yellow card for Kounde as he came running from behind to tackle Mandava. 

Despite being in great form, Raphinha has not scored against Atletico Madrid. 

This time his cross from left goes straight to Oblak. 

Griezmann caught Casado again as the youngster went for a shot. 

Top class save from Szczęsny as Alvarez was one-on-one against him inside the box. 

However, the Argentine was offside while accepting the pass. 

Cubarsi blocks a shot from Lino. 

This is the second time Casado was struck on his leg. 

This time he blocked a cross from Lino.

Another corner for Atletico. Julian Alvaraz takes it. 

Brave decision from Szczęsny to come out early to clear out a threading pass from Julian Alvarez. 

It could have been a chance for Atletico. But, Szczęsny was sharp to stop that. 

For the first time, Julian Alvarez was able to drift away from the Barcelona defenders on the left. 

Casado tried to tackle him and gave away the corner. 

Kounde's with a lobbed ball from the edge of the box and Lewandowski jumped high enough to beat the defenders.

However, he could not find the power and direction to beat Oblak there. 

Easy grab for Oblak. 

Barcelona have been able to keep possession of the ball and make a quick transition from left to right as well. 

Balde's cut back this time allowed Kounde to take a chance with a right-footed shot. 

But, Llorente made a good block 

Reinildo Mandava has been able to make a few runs on the left. But, Kounde has been exceptional as well down there. 

This time Mandava's run allowed De Paul to take a chance with a shot from outside of the box. 

But, just like his teammates, he was far away from the target. 

Yamal this time was able to make a quick cutback and then went for a shot from the right. 

He missed the far post by a whisker with a curling shot. 

Nearly a perfect start for Barcelona. 

Lamine Yamal grazes the outside of the post!#AtletiBarça | #LaLigaHighlights pic.twitter.com/pLDdWdeMgK

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

Lamine Yamal tried to make a quick entry from the right. But, Reinildo Mandava got the better of him. 

Simeone after receiving a long ball from the mid-field, went for the long shot from outside of the box. 

He was far away from the target. 

Atletico Madrid kicks things off. 

They are in their retro red and white jersey.

Barcelona are their third away green kit. 

Both teams click a picture with the "VS RACISM" poster that La Liga promoted to promote anti-racism. 

Two sides are coming out to the middle for the anthem and handshakes. 

Atletico Madrid fans are chanting their anthem. 

Nothing louder than our presence 🔥 #AtletiBarça pic.twitter.com/BvTR0RpzY0

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025

⏳🤟 pic.twitter.com/L4P9ur3MtK

— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 16, 2025

Le Normand and Samu Lino returned to the playing XI for Diego Simeone's side. 

Pau Cubarsi returned to the starting XI after getting suspended in the Champions League first leg against Benfica. Marc Casado also returned to the midfield for Hansi Flick's team.

Starting XI: J. Oblak (c), M. Llorente, R. Le Normand, C. Lenglet, R. Mandava, G. Simeone, R. de Paul, P. Barrios, S. Lino, A. Griezmann, J. Álvarez.

Subs: Antonio Gomis, Juan Musso, José María Giménez, Nahuel Molina, Axel Witsel, César Azpilicueta, Javi Galán, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo Riquelme, Conor Gallagher, Alexander Sørloth.

Starting XI: Szczęsny, Cubarsí, Balde, Iñigo Martínez, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Casadó, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Koundé.

Subs: Gavi, R. Araujo, Ferran, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Fermín, Pau Víctor, F. De Jong, Eric, Kochen, H. Fort, Gerard Martín.

"The team seems really focused. We are looking forward to the game and it will be tough, but we are ready for it:" Hansi Flick

📋 La 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 para el Atleti-Barça. pic.twitter.com/t96S4NMSw9

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 15, 2025

Cubarsí, Balde, R. Araujo, I. Martinez, Gavi, Ferran, ⁠Pedri, ⁠Lewandowski, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, ⁠Pablo Torre, Fermín, M. Casadó, Pau Víctor, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, ⁠F. De Jong, Kounde, Eric, Szczęsny, Kochen, H. Fort, and Gerard Martín

Feb 25, 2025: Barcelona 4-4 Atletico (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Dec 21, 2024: Barcelona 1-2 Atletico (La Liga)
Apr 17, 2024: Atletico 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
Dec 03, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Apr 23, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 08, 2023: Atletico 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 06, 2022: Barcelona 4-2 Atletico (La Liga)
Oct 02, 2021: Atletico 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 08, 2021: Barcelona 0-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Nov 21, 2020: Atletico 1-0 Barcelona (La Liga)

Football fans from India can watch the Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona LaLiga 2024 - 25 match LIVE on GXR App and Website. Unfortunately, there are no television streamings for the match.

Match: Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona, LaLiga 2024 - 25

Date: 17 March. 2025

Time: 1.30 am IST

Venue: Metropolitano

Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona for the first time in five games, as we see a brawl between the teams, with Raphinha and Rudiger getting involved as well. 

Real Madrid are now five points clear Barcelona at the top of the points table.

Second yellow card for Pedri and it is a red card for the midfielder. 

In: Martin

Out: Balde

Szczęsny denies Rodrygo with a diving save.

Araujo is now playing as a centre forward.

9 minutes added as injury time.

In: Gonzalo, Ceballos

Out: Mbappe, Jude

A perfect ball for him to score at the far post. 

But, he was not able to control the ball with chest and Barcelona's frustration keep growing.

In the counterattack, Mbappe had the chance to score but he was not able to test Szczęsny

Real Madrid are sitting deep and looking for the chance to break free with the counter attack.

In: Roony

Out: Cubarsi

Araujo goes for the goal from the centre of the pitch and he misses the target by a mile.

In the counter attack Mbappe had Barcelona running behind him. But Araujo came running and made the block.

Barcelona keep looking for the gap as Xabi advises his team not to come out. 

2️⃣ ¡Vamos con la segunda parte!
▶️ @RealMadrid 2-1 @FCBarcelona_es pic.twitter.com/HO5o6b0oIC

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) October 26, 2025

In: Araujo, Casado

Out: Eric, Ferran

Vini is not happy being subbed off and goes straight to the tunnel. 

In: Rodrygo, Carvajal

Out: Vinicius Jr., Valverde

Kounde did well to meet the corner from Rashford but could not keep the ball down. He clashed against his own teammate Pau Cubarsi.

Goal from Jude Bellingham but Brahim Diaz was offside leading to the goal.

In: Diaz

Out: Guler

The Real Madrid captain is down but looks like he will continue. Carvajal, who was getting ready to continue, will have to continue be on the bench. 

Lamine Yamal, for the first time in this match, cuts back in and goes for the goal. But, he missed the target and faced the whistle from Real Madrid fans.

In the last few minutes Ferran has received three balls in the final third and he has not been able to hold on to the ball.

Militao on the left defeated Blade with pace and power. But De Jong came running to intercept his cross.

Yellow card for Huijsen for a foul on Ferran.

Balde with a great run on the left and his cutback nearly found Fermin inside the box. But even a slide from him could not get him to the ball.

Again he went for the goal and shot it directly at Courtois. 

He had Rashford and Ferran on his both sides.

Szczęsny denies Mbappe from penalty spot. He dived to his left and extended his right hand to make the save. 

NOT. ON. MY. WATCH.#laligahighlights pic.twitter.com/q7iqS4QQYL

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 26, 2025

This is harsh on Garcia and Barcelona. 

There is nothing he could have done to avoid that. 

Penalty for Real Madrid.

A VAR check will be done to check whether it was a handball or not.

Garcia made the challenge and the ball rebounded off him and hit his hands. Real Madrid wants the penalty but not given.

Rashford was able to get the better of Militao and then found Fermin. But the youngster's shot went straight to Courtois. 

Barcelona start the second half.

No changes from either team as we are about to start the second half.

We are back from the break. 

Three goals. Lots of action. Excitement, drama and more to come. 

Mbappe and Bellingham scored for Real Madrid. Fermin Lopez scored for Barcelona. 

We will see you after the break.

Ferran's volley did not have the zeal and power to beat Courtios. 

At the byline, Valverde fouled Rashford and it is a free-kick for Barcelona

6 minutes have been added as injury time.

Barcelona's defence have not been able to contain Madrid here. 

Mbappe found the net once again from close range. But Vinicius Jr was offside leading to the goal.

Vinicius got the better of Kounde and the Brazilian floated the ball and met Militao, whose headed pass was good enough for Jude to find the back of the net with ease. 

Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona.

💭 He continues to prove that we wasted our time, money, effort and drama on Dani Olmo. Fermin Lopez is HIM pic.twitter.com/yZLHRcycAV

— Barça Spaces (@BarcaSpaces) October 26, 2025

Yellow card for Pedri for a foul on Vinicius Jr. during a counterattack after Courtois made a save from a Barcelona corner.

Barcelona equalise. Fermin equalise. 

Arda Guler gave the ball away and Balde found Rashford, whose cutback met Fermin Lopez in the middle of the box. 

Courtois had a touch to it but it was not good enough to stop it from going inside the goal. 

Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona.

Carreras with a cutback and it fell rightly for Bellingham to go for a left footed attempt. Szczęsny made an easy save to deny him.

Szczęsny makes another save as Vinicius tried to curl the ball in from the left of the box.

Chance for Ferran Torres. But he could not apply power to that shot from edge of the box. Courtios went down quickly to make the save.

KYLIAN MBAPPÉ TÁ OFUSCANDO O LAMINE YAMAL NO PRIMEIRO TEMPO! 👀🇫🇷 O francês abriu o placar e, antes, já tinha feito um golaço que acabou anulado... O REAL MADRID TÁ NA FRENTE! 🐢🔥#ElClásico #HBOMax #MFM #CampeonatoEspanhol #LaLiga #CasaDaChampions pic.twitter.com/ZYtSouspgb

— TNT Sports BR (@TNTSportsBR) October 26, 2025

Poor defensive play from Barcelona. Deaj Huijsen was able to enter the final yard and extend his foot to get a touch on the dropped ball. 

But Szczęsny was at it again to make the save.

Valverde found Mbappe with a quick free-kick but Szczęsny was ready to make the save.

Barcelona have committed lots of mistakes and even experinecned players like De Jong has given missed passes.

➡️ Real Madrid win a penalty.
➡️ VAR says... "No, wait. Cancel that."
➡️ Mbappé scores
➡️ VAR Check: Offside ... no goal.
➡️ Mbappé scores again ✅ pic.twitter.com/tESoJ9Xq86

— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) October 26, 2025

JUDE BELLINGHAM WITH AN INCREDIBLE ASSIST TO MBAPPE TO OPEN THE SCORING IN ELCLASICO 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sicrWIX82V

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 26, 2025

Kylian Mbappé with his 𝟏𝟐𝐓𝐇 career goal against Barcelona 🔥 pic.twitter.com/cUxizFHvT1

— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 26, 2025

Valverde goes for the goal with a left-footed attempt from outside the box. 

He missed the target by a mile though.

Bellingham's shot is deflected by Cubarsi for a corner. He wants the corwd to cheer for them more.

Yellow card for Valverde for a foul on Pedri.

For sure, this time he has scored. 

Jude Bellingham with an accurate pass, and Mbappe kept himself onside to get the ball and then finished the job with a right-footed shot. 

Mbappe with his 11th La Liga goal of the season.

Real Madrid 1-0 FC Barcelona.

Carreras went after Yamal on the byline, and Yamal wanted a foul for that. The crowd gave him the treament they always give.

Squad 💙❤#ElClásico pic.twitter.com/W1CThO7lJV

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 26, 2025

🤍 RMCF 🤍 pic.twitter.com/8TbW8Q3Tac

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) October 26, 2025

2' | Madrid won the penalty; two minutes later, it was reversed by VAR

12' | Mbappe scored; two minutes later, he was found offside.

The score is still RMA 0-0 FCB#ElClásico #RMAFCB #RealMadridBarcelonahttps://t.co/RgBWMjm5Q3

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) October 26, 2025

Mbappe was found offside leading up to the goal. 

Goal denied. 

RMA 0-0 FCB

One mistake and you are done against Kylian Mbappe. 

Barcelona made the mistake. Fermin mishandled the ball, and it went to Mbappe with a perfect bounce for him to go for a volley.

Real Madrid lead. 

Real Madrid 1-0 FC Barcelona.

Barca, in their own rhythm, tare rying to build up by holding the possession. They are holding on the ball and waiting to make the final move.

Balde is flagged offside as the pass from Eric Garcia came a bit late.

VAR check for penalty check is going on. Along with a possible offside leading to the play. 

Within the first two minutes, Yamal fouls Vinicius inside the box and it is a penalty.

Mistakes from Madrid's defence. First they allowed Fermin to look for Yamal and then Pedri find Rashford on the left.

Real Madrid kick things off.

XI: W. Szczęsny, J. Koundé, P. Cubarsí, E. García, A. Balde, Pedri, F. de Jong, F. López, L. Yamal, F. Torres, M. Rashford

Subs: Eder Aller, Diego Kochen, Ronald Araújo, Xavi Espart, Jofre Torrents, Gerard Martín, Toni Fernández, Dro Fernández, Marc Bernal, Marc Casadó, Roony Bardghji

XI: T. Courtois, F. Valverde, É. Militão, D. Huijsen, Á. Carreras, A. Güler, A. Tchouaméni, E. Camavinga, Vinícius Jr., J. Bellingham, K. Mbappé

Subs: Andriy Lunin, Ferland Mendy, Raúl Asencio, Fran García, Daniel Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Brahim Díaz, Dani Ceballos, Franco Mastantuono, Gonzalo García, Endrick, Rodrygo

In 260 official matches so far, FC Barcelona have won th El Claisco 103 times while Real Madrid have won 105 times. 52 matches between them have been drawn. 

For more detailed stats, read this article. 

Football fans in India can watch the Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona, El Clasico 2025-26 match on the FanCode app and website. 

Unfortunately, there are no television braodcaster available for this match. 

Match: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26

Date: 26 October 2025

Time: 8.45 pm IST

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

Nearly a 10/10 game for Barcelona ahead of their El Clásico clash against Real Madrid on the weekend. 

Olympiacos would feel unlucky to get the send-off after their first goal by El Kaabi. But to resist FC Barcelona with 10 men is next to impossible. 

Hat-trick for Fermin Lopez and a brace from Rashford, along with a goal and assist from Lamine Yamal - a perfect match for the Catalans.

Thank you for watching. See you in the next match.

Full-time | FC Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos FC

A hat-trick from Fermin Lopez and a brace from Marcus Rashford helped FC Barcelona thrash a 10-man Olympiacos FC in the Champions League. #FCBarcelona #OlympiacosFC #uefachampionsleague pic.twitter.com/Zee3uDYeIa

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) October 21, 2025

4 minutes have been added.

Marcus Rashford has been involved in a goal in eight of his last nine Barcelona games:

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Back to his best under Hansi Flick 🏋️‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/Pop4kQ9LHn

— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 21, 2025

Rashford was brought down again inside the box. But the referee says it is not a penalty.

In: Bernal

Out: Pedri

Great control from Rashford and a high-class finish.

Controlled the ball with the left and then went for a right-footed shot for his second goal of the night. 

Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos.

Yaremchuk and Taremi replaced Al Kaabi and Podence

Roony Bardghji fell down on the ground, but the ball fell in the right place for Fermin to go for the volley with the left foot.

He gets his maiden Champions League hat-trick. Fermin Lopez is the ninth different player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League for Barcelona and the first Spanish player to do so, joining Rivaldo, Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Arda Turan, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Neymar and Raphinha.

FC Barcelona 5-1 Olympiacos.

In: Araujo, Roony, Martin

Out: Kounde, Yamal, Balde

It is now like child's play for Barcelona.

Balde brought the ball down and teed up the Englishmen to go for the goal from left. 

Rashford took his time and then went for the goal.

Barcelona 4-1 Olympiacos.

Lamine Yamal sends a kiss up to the stands after his goal 😘 pic.twitter.com/Ii69Dxsukt

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 21, 2025

Yamal took a second more before going for the shot from the left of the box. It was blocked by two defenders and corner for Barcelona.

Kounde, with a cutback, found De Jong, whose touch was deflected away for a corner by Retsos 

Yamal, with a cool finish, sends the ball past Tzolakis from the penalty spot for the third goal of the night for FC Barcelona.

Barcelona 3-1 Olympiacos.

Rashford did get the ball first and it is a penalty.

A VAR check is going on to check whether it was a penalty or not.

Fermin and Rashford did a one-two before Fermin tried to find Rashford inside the box with a small pass. 

Tzolakis came out running and brought Rasfhord down.

🚨 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! ✨

SANTIAGO HEZZE IS SENT OFF FOR NOTHING! 🤯

Barcelona 2-1 Olympiacos

🎥 @GoalsXtra pic.twitter.com/r3uHzM0hBn

— Polymarket FC (@PolymarketFC) October 21, 2025

In: De Jong

Out: Dro

Second yellow card for Heeze. He gets the red card. 

He is unlucky here. Do not think there was a huge contact on this. 

Olympiacos are down to 10 men. 

Yellow card for Podence for a foul on Pedri.

Finally, Ayoub El Kaabi gets himself on the scoresheet. 

The low penalty hits the post and goes into the goal. 

Game on in Barcelona. 

FC Barcelona 2-1 Olympiacos

The VAR shows that Garcia had handled the ball with his hand prior to the goal.

So, it is a penalty for the visitors.

Sloppy from FC Barcelona. They thought the ball was about, and Podence's cross met Ayoub El Kaabi, who did not miss the target with the header. 

This is Olympiacos' first goal of the Champions League season.

FCB 2-1 OLY

Nearly a hat-trick for Fermin Lopez. Aerial service from Yamal and Fermin's header was saved by a diving Tzolakis

Martins replaces Mouzakitis as we start the second half.

We are back from the break.

FC Barcelona lead by 2-0 at halftime. Although it was a perfect 45 minutes for them, it was the brace from Fermin Lopez that gave them the lead.

Olympiacos had a few chances early in the game, but Barcelona dominated the match as the game progressed.

See you after the break. Stay tuned.

2 minutes have been added as injury time.

Podence was looking to hit Barcelona with a counter-attack. But, Cubarsi came running from behind and made a good challenge to win the ball.

Champions League debut for Dro✨#ucl pic.twitter.com/wuKw04QnIN

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 21, 2025

Yellow card for Garcia for that foul on Pedri.

Brace for Fermin. 

Pedri was challenged by Garcia, which allowed Dro to run away with the ball and then find Fermin for his assist on UCL debut. 

Fermin received the ball and finished the job with a perfect shot.

FC Barcelona 2-0 Olympiacos.

After nearly holding the ball and possession for 2 minutes, Pedri found Yamal on the right with a long switch. Yamal found Rashford with a low ball at the centre of the box. 

But, after a poor first touch Rashford could not go for the goal.

Yellow card for Hezze, for a challenge on Pedri.

Fermin's cross for Rashford from the right was perfect. But, Retsos came in between to make the block

Fermin's cross for Rashford from the right was perfect. But Retsos came in between to make the block

A forced change after the injury to Chiquinho. He is replaced by Diogo Nascimento.

Chiquinho is down and is getting medical attention.

From the free-kick, Pirola was able to meet the service with a leaping header. But, it went over the goal.

Costinha, Retsos and Podence have put a lot of pressure on the Barcelona defence. 

Kounde have made a few blocks already. 

Yellow card for Balde for a foul on Podence.

As I was saying, they have lacked the smoothness in the defence. 

A cutback from the right had given Dani García the chance to go for the goal. His shot took a deflection from Casado and nearly went in.

Despite having one of the greatest attacking lineups in the world, FC Barcelona lost crucial games last season due to defensive lapses. 

Those lapses are visible tonight as well. Inaccurate passes from Cubarsi, Szczęsny and Kounde had proved that Olympiacos will have some chances to score tonight.

The youngster has been up and running about his job on the right and has entered the box quite a few times now.

But, he has lacked the final touch to score.

Hoy ha venido a divertirse Fermín López 🫡 pic.twitter.com/PVv2mi9Qlm

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) October 21, 2025

Rashford's free-kick from the left hit the side of the net as the shot drifted away.

Despite a great save from Tzolakis, Fermin scores for Barcelona.

Lopez with a touch to Yamal, who tried to go deep before making the effort. Tzolakis bravely blocked Yamal, but could not stop Fermin's shot from the middle of the box. 

The shot took a deflection and went straight in.

Barcelona 1-0 Olympiacos.

Lovely from Dro, whose back heel found Balde on the left. Balde made a quick entry into the box and his cross was met by a jumping Rashford, whose volley went over the goal.

Kounde with a clever lofted ball for Rashford. But Tzolakis came in running from inside the box to win the ball.

Szczęsny has to make a good early save as Balde gave the ball away, and Podence took a shot, which nearly converted into a goal.

Barcelona starts things off. 

Lamine Yamal becomes the youngest ever to play 25 UEFA Champions League matches.

🔴⚪️ Arriving fully focused for the job! pic.twitter.com/pXsFuKvgcO

— Olympiacos FC (@olympiacosfc) October 21, 2025

Do your thing, Lamine pic.twitter.com/QS0yscfmVl

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 21, 2025

XI: Szczęsny; Kounde, Cubarsí, Eric, Balde; Casadó, Pedri, Dro; Lamine Yamal, Rashford and Fermín.

Subs: Araujo, Ferran, Gerard Martín, Roony, De Jong, Bernal, Jofre, Toni Fernández, Kochen, Eder Aller, Juan, Xavi Espart

Olympiacos XI: Tzolakis; Costinha, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega; Hezze, Dani García; Gelson Martins, Chiquinho, Podence; El Kaabi.

Subs: Alexandros Paschalakis, Georgios Kouraklis, Giulian Biancone, Alexios Kalogeropoulos, Bruno Onyemaechi, Diogo Nascimento, Lorenzo Scipioni, Gabriel Strefezza, Christos Mouzakitis, Roman Yaremchuk, Stavros Pnevmonidis, Mehdi Taremi

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Match: FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos, UEFA Champions League 2025-26

Date: 21 October, 2025

Time: 10.15 pm IST

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys