It was eventually a boring, actionless Manchester Derby where both teams could have been better. City lacked the depth in their attacking front, while United could not take the chances in the second half. 

Zirkzee tried his best to do some damage in the second half, while Bruno was the best player on the field and won the Player of the Match award as well. 

But, in the end, both teams looked like the Premier League is done for them, and they now need to end the season as quickly as possible. 

This was Koushik Biswas with the real-time updates for you. I hope you enjoyed the coverage. 

Thank you. See you in the next match.

A goalless Manchester Derby!

Both Manchester City and Manchester United could not find the back of the net in a timid derby at Old Trafford. #MUNMCI #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterDerby #ManchesterCity pic.twitter.com/mimlBSmQLa

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) April 6, 2025

Dias makes a block with a header as Dorgu tried to chop the ball from left. 

City need the win to stay relevant in race to Champions League qualification. 

4 minutes aded as injury time.

Dias with a block with deny Zrikzee the goal. 

United looking like the better side. 

Into the final 🔟 pic.twitter.com/CVq61J6jtV

— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 6, 2025

Yoro gets the yellow for pulling down Marmoush

Shots from the second half 📸#MUFC || #MUNMCI pic.twitter.com/j4Fcq5OTY6

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 6, 2025

Great run and effort from the Argentine. 

His shot got a defelction and went for a corner. 

Top-class save from Ederson.

Dorgu, with the cross and Zrikzee went for a quick turning volley. But Ederson made a great save to deny him.

Mount went for qa uick rebound shot, but Lewis blocked it with his body.

This manchester derby pic.twitter.com/vVbGhMPCz8

— Joël (@Joellski) April 6, 2025

Yellow card for Mount for a foul on Silva.

Out: Gundogan, O'Rielly

In: Lewis, Grealish

Out: Hojlund, Ugarte

In: Zirkzee, Mount

Nice work from Bruno to get the cross from right. 

Ugarte went for quick volley but missed the target. 

Marmoush with a beautiful and powerful side volley. But, it went straight to Onana. 

Onana, with sun on his face, did well to make the save.

Dalot gets the yellow card for pulling down Doku.

Marmouns with a curling inswinging free-kick and Onana had a good look at it before making a dive to make the save. 

Ruben Dias dived inside the penalty box to block a cross from Dorgu. 

But, it came off his chest. 

Top class from Nunes as Bruno clipped one from the right for Dorgu to head the ball inside the goal.

Nunes came flying and headed the ball away for a corner. 

In: Lindelof 

Out: Maguire

In: Doku

Out: Foden

Ederson first dealt with a deflection from close range and then grabbed a cross from the left by coming out aggressively. 

Easy grab for Onana as Kevin went for a shot from outside the box with his left-foot. 

Huge chance for Foden as Marmoush's missed ball fell nicely for him. 

But after a poor first touch, he allowed Mazaroui to clear that one. 

Yellow card for Beranrdo Silva for a foul on Garnacho. 

City starts things off in second half. 

No goals in the first half. Only one short on target from each team, and we had a timid half at Old Trafford. 

Surely, we will see a few changes from both teams in the second half. 

2 minutes added as injury time. 

Silva caught Bruno with a trailing leg. It looked worthy of a yellow, to be fair. But, the referee decided against it. 

Casemiro made a right-footed effort from close range. But, it went straight to Ederson. 

Gundogan, who is yet to score since returning to Etihad from Barcelona, took a chance with a right-footed shot. 

But, he missed the target. 

Onana could not reach for the corner flying in from the left. But Mazraoui was there head the ball away from danger. 

Garnacho won the ball back for United, and he quickly played it to Bruno. The Portuguese then clipped the ball over for Ugarte to go for a volley. But, he could not make a great connection. 

Bruno Fernandes with a good ball for Dorgu, wide on the left. Though they were expecting a cross from him, Dorgu decided to go for a shot.

Chance for Dorgu to latch on to a cutback from right. 

But as he was getting closed down by Silva, a heavy touch did not help him make a use of the chance. 

Kevin found Foden making a run inside the box via a through ball. 

However, Harry Maguire came running before Foden could make use of that pass from Kevin. 

Huge chance for United. Dalot with a clipped ball from right into the box. 

But, Garnacho could not latch on to that after slipping inside the box. 

One touch and quick turn from Kevin de Bruyne before he went for a left-footed shot. 

However, the Belgian could not find the power he was looking for. 

Easy save for Onana. 

Harry Maguire did well to make a run from the behind to stop Marmoush going for a left-footed effort. Corner for City. 

Phil Foden is down after a tackle from Casemiro. 

Nunes did well in making the run before passing the ball to Foden. Foden first went a bit deep and then took a chance with a left-footed shot. 

His effort went left to the goal. 

Ugarte gave the ball in the mid-field and Foden took the advantage to go closer to the box, before passing it to the right to Kevin, who was found off-side by an inch. 

After facing pressure in the first two minutes of the game, Manchester City now have the ball back and are looking to build up the momentum.

Nearly a penalty for United. Garnacho is brought down by Dias at the edge of the box. 

Yellow card for City defender. 

Kick-off at Old Trafford.

ℹ️ Ruben has explained why @MdeLigt_04 is absent from today’s squad.#MUFC || #MUNMCI

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 6, 2025

Harry Maguire and Rasmus Hojlund are coming in for Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee as Ruben Amorim made two changes to the starting XI that lost against Nottingham Forrest in the last match. 

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Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, and Kevin de Bruyne returned to the starting XI for Manchester City for the Manchester derby, with Champions League qualification on the line.

City: Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gundogan, Kovacic, De Bruyne (c); Bernardo Silva, Marmoush, Foden. 

Substitutes: Ortega, Khusanov, Lewis, Reis, Gonzalez, Grealish, Doku, McAtee, Savinho. 

United: Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro; Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu; Garnacho, Fernandes (c); Hojlund.

Substitutes: Bayindir, Amass, Kukonki, Lindelof, Shaw, Eriksen, Mount, Obi, Zirkzee.

Football fans from India can watch the Manchester Derby live on Star Sports Select HD TV Channel and also can LIVE stream the match on JioHotstar app and website with paid subscription. 

Match: Manchester United vs Manchester City

Tournament: English Premier League 2024-25

Date: 6 April 2025

Time: 9 pm IST

Venue: Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, London.

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

What a crazy game it was! If you are neutral that was a near perfect game for you. 

Atletico Madrid score two early goals and Barcelona replied with three before the halftime. With 15 minutes to go in the game Lewandowski came and made it for two for Barcelona.

But to let goals from Atletico Madrid helped them level things up for the second leg. 

Barcelona would be really disappointed to not going with the advantage there. 

So, that was it from my end. Good night if you are reading from outside India. Good morning, if you are from India. 

See you in the second leg.

Nos vemos en casa. 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/5udRNCx4h8

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 25, 2025

Just like last December, Sorloth scores the equaliser. 

Lino made a quick run after a overlapping ball from the middle. 

A check was made to determine if Lino was offside or not.

The goal stayed. 

Barcelona 4-4 ATM

SORLOTH LO HACE DE NUEVO 😂😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/DndeW6NPqY

— REAL MADRID FANS 🤍 (@AdriRM33) February 25, 2025

Two kids have invaded the field.

Yellow card for Sorloth. 

4 minutes added to the final half. 

One-on-one chance for Correa. But, he decided to shoot straight to Szczęsny. Huge chance!

That was not great. Yellow card for Barrios for a foul on Balde. 

Fermin and Eric replaced Raphinha and Pedri. 

Correa's perfect cutback landed on to the feet of Llorente, whose right-footed powerful shot went straight in after getting a deflection from Gavi.

Barcelona 4-3 Atletico. 

Ouuuu.. Barca brought out one from the training ground as a short free-kick nearly resulted in a goal for them. 

Eventually it was an easy grab for Musso.

Yellow card for Giminez for a foul on Pedri.

I am inevitable. pic.twitter.com/pMsax9rV8k

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 25, 2025

The youngster has been perfect tonight, covering balls, winning duels. 

Perfect long cross from Raphinha and Lewandowski, tussling against Reinildo, could not be on-target.

Lamine Yamal is special. 

He dribbles through the defenders and hands Lewandowski a tap in to score. 

Barcelona 4-2 Atletico. 

Quelle passe de Lamine pour Lewandowski !! 😍🤩

Futur ballon d'or... 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/ONebHQtswt

— Actu Yamal (@ActuYamal19) February 25, 2025

The young mid-fielder has been exceptional creating the chances, making the runs and this time wins the ball back from Correa.

Goal from Sorloth. But Llorente was offside leading to the goal. 

Yellow card for Atletico coach Simione.

Lewandowski and Gavi replaced Ferran and Dani Olmo.

De Paul is replaced by Sorloth. 

Correa replaces Griezmann.

Szczęsny woows the crowd after making a bold move to beat Alvarez inside the box.

He fist pumps the air as the young defender made lots of ground to nullify the attack from Atletico. 

Barca fans chants, "Baallldeee...Ballldeeee"

Molina replaces Gallagher.

Terrific pass from Pedri to find Ferran inside the box. 

But, it was too tight for Ferran to get the goal. Musso blocks out the shot.

Barcelona players appeal for penalty as Yamal was brought down inside the box by Lino.

Raphinha's effort from the left, inside the box is blocked by Giminez. 

Reinildo and Lino replace Galán and Simeone.

What a chance! 

Griezmann again had the chance score the equalizer there. 

Szczęsny made the save but looks like Griezmann was offside leading to the attack. 

Raphinha's quick cross from left was perfect for Pedri to head the ball inside the goal. 

But, he was not able to get a connection there. 

With the highline Barcelona are keeping, Griezmann had the chance to enter the box with a quick run. 

But, his attempted cross was blocked by Cubarsi.

Barcelona start the second half. 

What an exciting first half it has been! 

Atletico Madrid scored two early goals and Barcelona as we all knew replied with goals. 

It started with Pedri and then Cubarsi scored and at the end it was Indio Martinez who gave Barcelona the lead.

☹️ 0-1
😔 0-2
😮 1-2
😳 2-2
🤯 3-2 pic.twitter.com/0AnSa7Ygvl

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 25, 2025

This time it is Dani Olmo who makes an effort from left. 

Musso got down quickly to make the save. 

Lamine Yamal nearly does a Messi there. He cuts Galan into halves before making an effort with left foot. 

A good height for Musso to make the save though. 

5 minutes have been added to the first half as injury time. 

Balde goes for the goal with a right-footed shot. He missed the target by a distance. 

Barcelona take the lead. 

Raphinha with another corner. Inigo came running from behind and he was not marked there. 

He just had to head the ball inside the goal. 

Barcelona 3-2 Atletico Madrid. 

Yamal nutmegs Galan and tells the Barcelona fans to chant more. 

🎥 Lamine Yamal is incredible

pic.twitter.com/l9CfGeeHhI

— Barça Spaces (@BarcaSpaces) February 25, 2025

As we have seen throughout the season, despite conceding goals, Barcelona have kept the line high and this allows Atletico to make a run whenever they have the chance. 

Yamal and Kounde have been solid as a pair as they continue to create attacks from the right side. 

Giuliano Simeone falls on his hand and it allows Ateltico to have a breather. 

Let off for Barcelona. Ferran Torres with another chance. Again, one-on-one with the goalkeeper. But, he could not get the connection he was looking for. 

Rodrigo de Paul gets a caution from the referee. Not for a foul but for descent. 

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid has been absolute cinema 🔥🎥🇪🇸

⏱️ 1' Barca 0-1 Atleti
⏱️ 6' Barca 0-2 Atleti
⏱️ 20' Barca 1-2 Atleti
⏱️ 21' Barca 2-2 Atleti pic.twitter.com/SYObYfz2Rs

— LiveScore (@livescore) February 25, 2025

Barcelona have been pouring attacks and Atletico have not been able to get the ball down to the other end. 

Simeone says calm down and wants his defenders to take better decisions. 

Game on! 

Barcelona are level. Raphinha's inswinging corner and Cubarsi won the physical battle at the far post to get the header. 

Barcelona 2-2 Atletico de Madrid. 

Lamine Yamal with a outside of the boot pass for Kounde to make a run inside the final third. Kounde's cutback found Pedri in the middle, who found the net easily.

Barcelona 1-2 Atletico. 

Yellow card for Galan for a foul on Lamine Yamal. 

What a chance! He should have scored there. 

Raphinha found him onside with a flick. Ferran had Musso one-on-one but only managed to hit the ball straight to him. 

Musso after a half stop, was able to grab the ball. 

The experienced French striker knows how to stop attacks as well. He fouls the Spaniard to stop Barcelona's attack.

⚪️🔴🕷️ Julián Álvarez scores his 20th goal of the season since joining Atlético Madrid from Manchester City.

Goal after 1 minute vs Barça. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/85kp5lY2t0

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 25, 2025

Griezmann doubles up the lead. Kounde with an mistake in the middle which allowed Atletico with a counter-attack. 

Griezmann did well their to beat Balde first and then Szczęsny. Szczęsny made a half save, but could not stop that form going inside the goal.

Barcelona 0-2 Atletico.

Short corner from Griezmann and his cross towards the far post gave Alvarez the chance to convert that into a goal. 

Great start for the visitors. 

Before even we could start everything, Alvarez's header was on target. But, he was offside on replay. 

Atletico starts things off! They are in their sky-blue kit. Barcelona are in their home kit.

Sabe cosas. pic.twitter.com/M1SGvgCJ1f

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 25, 2025

Lamine Yamal.

Who else? pic.twitter.com/e5Fd853KQE

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 25, 2025

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid faced each other twice in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. In the 1992-93 season, Barcelona won by a huge margin of 11-0 while in 1997, they won by 5-4.

Lineup: J. Musso, M. Llorente, J. M. Giménez, C. Lenglet, J. Galán, G. Simeone, R. de Paul, P. Barrios, J. Alvarez, C. Gallagher.

Subs: Jan Oblak, Antonio Gomis, Axel Witsel, Reinildo Mandava, Nahuel Molina, Robin Le Normand, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo Riquelme, Samuel Lino, Ángel Correa, Alexander Sørloth.

Lineup: Szczęsny, Cubarsí, Balde, I. Martínez, Ferran, Pedri, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde.

Subs: R. Araujo, Gavi, Lewandowski, Iñaki Peña, Fermín, M. Casadó, Pau Víctor, Eric, Kochen, H. Fort, Gerard Martín.

Atletico Madrid managed a shocking away win over FC Barcelona in 18 years when these two teams met each other last time. Though Barcelona dominated the game mostly, it was the late goal from Alexander Sorloth that helped Atletico win by 2-1 in the end. 

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Match: FC Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

Tournament: Copa del Rey 2024-25, semi-final, 1st leg

Date: 26 February, 2 am IST

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

It was not the way they would have loved, but important three points for Barcelona to get back to the top of the table. A few controversial decisions from the referee as well. 

Catch the highlights of the match from the LIVE blog. 

That's it from my side tonight. Thank you and Good night. 

It was not easy for Barcelona. But, they have been able to get the three points they were looking for. Penalty from Lewandowski proved to be the difference maker. 

A controversial goal was disallowed for Rayo Vallecano. A few chances were not taken by them as well. 

Barcelona are not top of the table to with 51 points a better goal difference than Real Madrid. 

Pedri wins the player of the match. 

𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐀 🔝

After a hard-fought 1-0 win against Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona climbed back to the top of the points table with 51 points and better goal difference than Real Madrid. #BarcaRayo #FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/M7shxsbjGQ

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) February 17, 2025

Yellow card for Ferran Torres. 

Possibly their last chance to score. No harm was done for Barcelona. 

Lamine Yamal made a full mess of Chavarría inside the box. Yamal went down but no penalty was given. 

5 minutes added as injury time. 

Embarba with an inch perfect cross but Frtuos could not connect the header properly. 

Casado in. De Jong out. 

Guardiola in. Alvaro Garcia out. 

Kounde is down after a tackle from Embarba. The referee allowed the play to go on. Yellow card for him though. 

Eric Garcia had to come running from behind and take the ball away from Frtuos, who was nearing a shooting zone. 

Yamal's cross was too high for Raphinha to control his header. Eventually it was an easy grab for Batalla.

Ferran Torres in Lewandowski out.

Cubarsi out Eric.

Kounde's cutback from right gave Olmo the chance to shoot or enter the box. However, after a heavy first touch, he lost the ball. 

Lewandowski's close range shot is blocked by Rațiu. 

However he could not get the connection he was looking for with the bi-cycle kick. Easy grab for Szczęsny.

PEDRINHO...

Insane close control. 😳#LALIGAHighlights pic.twitter.com/Ah6LWlJaj0

— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) February 17, 2025

Iso out Terjo in. 

Oscar in Ciss out. 

Dani Olmo with a long run and then a through ball for Raphinha to enter the box. Batalla, came out running and closed the space out to negate the chance. 

Top class save from Batalla. He first tackled Dani Olmo and then the ball went to Raphinha, whose close range shot as saved by the goalkeeper. 

Vallecano players have been close enough to each Barcelona players so they are not allowed any space to enter the final third. Barcelona enjoying possession though. 

Good cross from the right by Garcia and Frutos this time was on-side and on-target. But, after a partial save, Szczęsny was able to get a full hold on the ball. 

Frutos could not make full use of the cross from Rațiu. 

Danil Olmo and Kounde coming in for Barcelona. Fort and Gavi went out.

Gumbau and Embarba replaced Diaz and Nteka.

Brilliant from Hector Fort to find Yamal with a back heel. Yamal's shot was blocked by Mumin. 

This time Pedri's cutback from the right was a bit timid and weak. And, it went straight to the defensive wall of Rayo. 

Raphinha's cross from left was too long for anyone from Barcelona to meet on the right. 

🎱🎱
🎱🎱 pic.twitter.com/ekX2YET6bj

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 17, 2025

Fantastic move from Pedri. He outfoxed the defender with a quick turn and with a cutback found Lewandowski at the middle of the box. 

However, Lewandowski missed the target with a right footed effort. 

A long cross from left found Yamal at the edge of the box. But, he tried to outfox the defender with a header. At the end, it was easy save from Batalla

Kounde was benched due to an internal reason. He was seen warming up along with four other players for Barcelona. 

Early trouble for Barcelona as a Rayo Vallecano cross nearly have Nteka a chance to score. Inigo was there to intercept though. 

No changes from either teams at the start of the second half. 

Barcelona head to the tunnel with a 1-0 lead at the half-time. Robert Lewandowski with the goal for them from a the penalty sport.

Rayo Vallecano had a few chances at the end the of the first half. A goal was disallowed as well. 

We are certainly up for a good 45 minutes in the second half. Stay tuned. 

Inigo Martinez with a goal line clearance as Garcia's cross was nearly deflected inside the goal from De Jong. 

Yellow card for Gavi for a foul on Palazón.

3 minutes have been added as injury time. 

Nteka is offside there and Rayo Vallecano's goal is denied. 

Garica with a good run on the left and his cross had given Rayo players with a chance to shoot from close range. But, no one took that change. 

Yellow card for Ratiu for pulling down Lewandowski's shirt. 

Huge save from Szczęsny as Diaz's cross gave Nteka a chance to go side footed from middle of the box. 

Szczęsny made the save diving to his left. 

 Chavarría's cutback and then a cross had given Frutos with a chance to score with a volley. 

Ratiu's cross from the right was partially saved by Szczęsny as he got a finger tip to it. 

🚨🇪🇸 GOAL | Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano | Lewandowski

LEWANDOWSKI OPENS THE SCORING FOR BARCELONA! pic.twitter.com/go6vKakUZH

— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) February 17, 2025

Lamine Yamal with a huge chance to score from the close range. But, his left-footed effort was saved by Batalla. 

Robert Lewandowski had sent Batalla the wrong way. The ball hit the post went inside the goal. 

Goal No. 20 for Lewandowski this season in La Liga. 

Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano. 

Penalty given to Barcelona and yellow card to Ciss. 

A VAR check is going on for a possible penalty for Barcelona. 

Successive corners for Barcelona. Inigo meantime appealed for a penalty as he was pulled down by Ciss. 

Pedri with a delicious pass for Raphinha. The Brazilian went inside the box but his effort from close range was saved by Batalla. 

The rebound ball luckily went back to him.

Chance for Barcelona. Balde's cutback for Raphinha was not received well and as the Brazilian went for the far post, he went off-target. 

Barcelona fans chants Pedri, Pedri as the Spaniard came running from behind to win the ball back from  Frutos.

Although Barcelona have enjoyed the possession of the ball, Vallecano have not allowed them run away with anything so far. 

They have hold their position and shape to go toe-to-toe with Barcelona. 

Nteka wins a free-kick after Inigo fouled him in the middle of the field. 

Lewandowski's through ball for Raphinha was in a dangerous position. But, after a poor first touch, Raphinha lost the chance. 

First corner of the game for the visitors as Balde deflected the cross from Díaz.

Lamine Yamal's shot from the edge of the box is blocked by Mumin. 

Raphinha and Yamal had switched their sides and Balde played a cut back to Inigo, whose scoop was away over the head of Lewandowski, who was waiting in the middle. 

Flick had already stated that since both the teams are high pressing, anything can happen in this kind of matches. 

Barcelona have already trapped Rayo Vallecano offside thrice in 10 minutes. 

Blade kept on running with the ball and went inside the Rayo box as well. However, a final intervention kept the ball away from danger. 

Raphinha's had a chance with a header but could not get the connection he was looking for.

 Chavarría pulled the shirt of Lamine and it is a free-kick for the Catalan club. 

Martinez sent a pass to Balde for him to make a run on the right and then his cross for Lewandowski was perfect from the byline. 

But, Lewandowski could hit the back of the net with his header. 

Barcelona won the ball quickly and tried to send a long pass for Lamine Yamal to make a run. However, the ball was too long. 

Here we go! Rayo Vallecano starts things  off!

We are done with the formalities and ready to start.

Players of both teams are coming out of the tunnel.

Warmups are done and players will come out of the tunnel very soon.

Final touches before greatness. ✍️ #BarçaRayo pic.twitter.com/D1Yy1CcuQE

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 17, 2025

Samuel Eto'o's 22-year-old son, Etienne, is on Rayo Vallecano's bench against Barcelona.

The forward was signed by Rayo in July, scored on his first-team debut in the Copa del Rey in October, but has yet to make his LALIGA debut.

He could do it against the club where his father… pic.twitter.com/BWd0UvoL7i

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 17, 2025

🚨⚠️ Hansi Flick: “Jules Koundé has been benched as it’s an internal decision”.

Koundé arrived late at technical meeting with the staff and teammates, reports @HelenaCondis. pic.twitter.com/8255Uek4hq

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 17, 2025

Walking in like we own it. 🏟️ #BarçaRayo pic.twitter.com/2oMNcByGHR

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 17, 2025

Starting XI: A. Batalla, A. Rațiu, F. Lejeune, A. Mumin, J. Chavarría, I. Ciss, P. Díaz, J. de Frutos, I. Palazón, Á. García, R.

Subs: Dani Cárdenas, Iván Balliu, Alfonso Espino, Pelayo Fernández, Marco de las Sias, Aridane Hernández, Óscar Trejo, Adrián Embarba, Gerard Gumbau, Óscar Valentín, Sergi Guardiola, Etienne Eto'o Pineda.

Starting XI: Szczęsny, Cubarsí, Balde, I. Martínez, Gavi, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, F. De Jong, H. Fort

Subs: Iñaki Peña, Diego Kochen, Eric García, Ronald Araújo, Gerard Martín, Jules Koundé, Marc Casadó, Dani Olmo, Pablo Torre, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati, Pau Víctor

1. 🗓️ 08 Feb 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Home vs Real Valladolid
   • 🏆 Competition: La Liga
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 1-0
   • 📊 Outcome: W

2. 🗓️ 01 Feb 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Leganés
   • 🏆 Competition: La Liga
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 1-0
   • 📊 Outcome: W

3. 🗓️ 26 Jan 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Home vs Girona FC
   • 🏆 Competition: La Liga
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 2-1
   • 📊 Outcome: W

4. 🗓️ 19 Jan 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Osasuna
   • 🏆 Competition: Copa del Rey
   • 🔹 Result: Draw 1-1
   • 📊 Outcome: D

5. 🗓️ 17 Jan 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Real Sociedad
   • 🏆 Competition: Copa del Rey
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano lost 1-3
   • 📊 Outcome: L

6. 🗓️ 11 Jan 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Home vs Celta Vigo
   • 🏆 Competition: La Liga
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 2-1
   • 📊 Outcome: W

7. 🗓️ 03 Jan 2025

   • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Racing de Ferrol
   • 🏆 Competition: Copa del Rey
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 3-1
   • 📊 Outcome: W

• 🗓️ 10 Feb 2025

  • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Sevilla
  • 🏆 Competition: Copa del Rey
  • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 4-1
  • 📊 Outcome: W

• 🗓️ 07 Feb 2025

  • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Valencia
  • 🏆 Competition: La Liga
  • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 5-0
  • 📊 Outcome: W

• 🗓️ 02 Feb 2025

  • 🏟️ Venue: Home vs Deportivo Alavés
  • 🏆 Competition: UEFA Champions League
  • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 1-0
  • 📊 Outcome: W

• 🗓️ 30 Jan 2025

  • 🏟️ Venue: Home vs Atalanta
  • 🏆 Competition: La Liga
  • 🔹 Result: Draw 2-2
  • 📊 Outcome: D

• 🗓️ 27 Jan 2025

  • 🏟️ Venue: Home vs Valencia
  • 🏆 Competition: UEFA Champions League
  • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 7-1
  • 📊 Outcome: W

• 🗓️ 22 Jan 2025

  • 🏟️ Venue: Away vs Benfica
  • 🏆 Competition: UEFA Champions League
  • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 5-4
  • 📊 Outcome: W

1. 🗓️ 28 Aug 2024

   • 🏟️ Venue: Rayo Vallecano (Away for Barcelona)
   • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 2-1

2. 🗓️ 19 May 2024

   • 🏟️ Venue: Barcelona (Home)
   • 🔹 Result: Barcelona won 3-0

3. 🗓️ 25 Nov 2023

   • 🏟️ Venue: Rayo Vallecano (Away for Barcelona)
   • 🔹 Result: Draw 1-1

4. 🗓️ 27 Apr 2023

   • 🏟️ Venue: Rayo Vallecano (Away for Barcelona)
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 2-1

5. 🗓️ 14 Aug 2022

   • 🏟️ Venue: Barcelona (Home)
   • 🔹 Result: Draw 0-0

6. 🗓️ 25 Apr 2022

   • 🏟️ Venue: Barcelona (Home)
   • 🔹 Result: Rayo Vallecano won 1-0

Key Observations:

• In the last 6 encounters, Barcelona has won 2, Rayo Vallecano has won 2, and 2 matches ended in a draw.
• Rayo Vallecano has been a tricky opponent for Barcelona, managing 2 wins at the Camp Nou.
• Barcelona showed improved form in the most recent meetings, remaining unbeaten in 3 consecutive games.
• Low-scoring games have been common, with 4 out of 6 matches having 2 or fewer goals.

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Match: FC Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Tournament: La Liga 2024-25

Date: 18 February 2025

Time: 1.30 am IST

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys