Barcelona v Atletico Madrid result

Full-time · Barcelona 1–2 Atletico Madrid

La Liga · Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:00 GMT · Camp Nou

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Barcelona · Atletico Madrid · Head-to-head

Barcelona 1–2 Atletico Madrid — Atletico Madrid won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Atletico Madrid won 2–1 at Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday 21 December. Atletico Madrid have won their last 12 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Atletico Madrid came from behind: Barcelona led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Barcelona: Pedri (30’, assisted by Gavi); Atletico Madrid: R. de Paul (60’) and Alexander Sørloth (90’, assisted by Nahuel Molina).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Barcelona out-shot Atletico Madrid 19 to 5 and created the better chances, 2.54 xG to 0.63 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

The bookings — Atletico Madrid: J. Giménez (-5’), Axel Witsel (54’) and Robin Le Normand (77’).

What it changes

It is Atletico Madrid’s first win over Barcelona since 2 October 2021, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Atletico Madrid have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Pedri (Barcelona) 9.9, Raphinha (Barcelona) 6.6 and R. de Paul (Atletico Madrid) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Barcelona next travel to Paris Saint-Germain on 20 October 2026.

Atletico Madrid next travel to VfB Stuttgart on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Barcelona: Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Atletico Madrid: VfB Stuttgart v Atletico Madrid, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barcelona 1–2 Atletico Madrid · La Liga
Venue: Camp Nou · Barcelona
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos
Head-to-head (last 6): Barcelona 5 · draws 0 · Atletico Madrid 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Barcelona 2W 1D 2L · Atletico Madrid 5W 0D 0L

Barcelona 1–2 Atletico Madrid (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 3.13

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.88

Corners

against 3 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 7.25

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 2.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.88 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Barcelona for / against	Line	Atletico Madrid for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	3.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 9 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.88 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.25 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Barcelona

Barcelona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gavi n 8	28.3	3.2 4/2	1.6 2/2	—
Pau Victor n 8	7.4	3.1 2/0	1.5 1/0	—
Pablo Torre n 8	33.4	1.7 4/1	2 4/2	—
Eric García n 8	55.9	1.6 5/2	0.6 2/1	—
Héctor Fort n 8	34.5	1.6 3/2	0.3 1/0	—

Barcelona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Pau Victor n 8	7.4	4.6 2/1	1.5 1/0
Fermín n 8	37.1	4.5 7/4	2.4 5/2
Lamine Yamal n 8	82.4	3.6 8/8	1.8 7/5
Ferran Torres n 8	45.6	3 6/4	2.2 6/3
Raphinha n 8	83.5	2.3 6/5	1.5 5/3

Barcelona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pau Victor n 8	7.4	1.5 1/0	0 0/0
Pablo Torre n 8	33.4	1 2/1	0.3 1/0
Ferran Torres n 8	45.6	1 3/1	0.2 1/0
R. Lewandowski n 8	81	0.8 4/2	0 0/0
F. de Jong n 8	28.8	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0

Barcelona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Héctor Fort n 8	34.5	3.6 6/4
Pau Victor n 8	7.4	3.1 1/1
Marc Casadó n 8	86.8	3 8/7
Gavi n 8	28.3	2.8 5/2
J. Koundé n 8	85	2.3 8/5

Barcelona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Iñaki Peña n 8	90	2.3 4/4

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Reinildo n 8	42.6	3.2 6/3	1.3 5/0	—
Robin Le Normand n 8	65.4	2.8 7/5	1.4 6/2	—
Alexander Sørloth n 8	49.9	2.3 5/2	1.6 4/3	—
Javi Galán n 8	75	1.8 6/3	2.4 6/4	—
A. Correa n 8	32.8	1.7 3/2	1.7 4/1	—

Atletico Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Samuel Lino n 8	40.3	4.2 5/3	1.7 4/1
Julián Alvarez n 8	64.9	2.8 7/5	1.7 6/3
Alexander Sørloth n 8	49.9	2.3 7/2	1.8 6/1
Antoine Griezmann n 8	70.4	2.1 6/4	1.8 5/4
A. Correa n 8	32.8	2.1 5/1	1.4 3/1

Atletico Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Antoine Griezmann n 8	70.4	1.1 5/2	0.2 1/0
A. Correa n 8	32.8	1 2/1	0.3 1/0
Julián Alvarez n 8	64.9	1 5/1	0.2 1/0
Samuel Lino n 8	40.3	0.3 1/0	0.8 3/0
Marcos Llorente n 8	67.4	0.2 1/0	0.7 3/1

Atletico Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Reinildo n 8	42.6	3.2 5/3
Marcos Llorente n 8	67.4	3 6/5
Javi Galán n 8	75	2.6 7/3
A. Witsel n 8	63	2.5 7/4
Koke n 8	44.4	2.3 4/3

Atletico Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Juan Musso n 8	90	2.4 5/4
Jan Oblak n 8	90	1.6 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barcelona		Atletico Madrid
63%	Possession	37%
2.54	Expected goals (xG)	0.63
19	Shots	5
7	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	1
6	Blocked shots	0
14	Shots inside the box	2
11	Corners	3
2	Offsides	4
11	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
647	Passes	392
89%	Pass accuracy	78%

Barcelona player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Iñaki Peña	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Koundé	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	7
Pau Cubarsí Paredes	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.2
Íñigo Martínez	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	7.7
Alejandro Balde	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	7.2
Pedri	90	1	0	3	2	4	2	8.9
Raphinha	90	0	0	2	1	4	2	7.2
R. Lewandowski	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	6.6
Marc Casadó	80	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3
Gavi	64	0	1	1	0	2	1	6.9
Fermín	64	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.3
Dani Olmo sub	26	0	0	1	0	1	1	7
Ferran Torres sub	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Eric García sub	10	0	0	1	1	0	1	6.7

Atletico Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jan Oblak	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Clément Lenglet	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.5
Javi Galán	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
R. de Paul	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
Pablo Barrios	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
Julián Alvarez	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
Marcos Llorente	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Antoine Griezmann	73	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Giuliano Simeone	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Gallagher	62	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. Giménez	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
A. Witsel sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
Nahuel Molina sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Koke sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
Robin Le Normand sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Alexander Sørloth sub	17	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Barcelona v Atletico Madrid — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarcelonaLWDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Atletico MadridWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Barcelona 5 · 0 draws · Atletico Madrid 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-03-17 Atletico Madrid 0–3 Barcelona
2023-12-03 Barcelona 1–0 Atletico Madrid
2023-04-23 Barcelona 1–0 Atletico Madrid
2023-01-08 Atletico Madrid 0–1 Barcelona
2022-02-06 Barcelona 4–2 Atletico Madrid
2021-10-02 Atletico Madrid 2–0 Barcelona

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barcelona#1 pos88 pts38 pl+63 GD

Atletico Madrid#3 pos76 pts38 pl+38 GD

Goals per game

Barcelona scored2.68

Atletico Madrid scored1.79

Barcelona conceded1.03

Atletico Madrid conceded0.79

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid?: In their last 6 meetings, Barcelona won 5, Atletico Madrid won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid?: Recent form — Barcelona 2W 1D 2L; Atletico Madrid 5W 0D 0L.

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