Barcelona vs Atletico Predictions: Barcelona welcome a wounded but dangerous Atlético Madrid to Camp Nou on Wednesday for the first leg of their Champions League. The two Spanish sides are set to meet in the quarters just days after Lewandowski’s late strike sealed a 2-1 La Liga win that stretched the Blaugrana’s lead to seven points atop the table.

Flick’s side arrive in blistering form, unbeaten for nearly two months, fresh off an 8-3 demolition of Newcastle in the previous round, powered by the irresistible Lamine Yamal, making them clear favourites to advance. Yet history tells a story of warning for the Blaugrana. In the past, Flick’s side has fallen to Atlético at this exact stage twice before, in 2014 and 2016, winning just one of their four European encounters.

Simeone’s men limp in on the back of three straight defeats and sit fourth in La Liga, but their focus is firmly on Europe, they proved their resilience by eliminating Tottenham 7-5 on aggregate despite four losses in the competition this season, and their psychological edge over Barcelona in Champions League knockout football makes this tie far from the foregone conclusion the table might suggest.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Head-To-Head

• Barcelona won: 115
• Atletico won: 80
• Draw: 57

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid UCL Quarter Finals: Team News

Barcelona

Barcelona will be without Andreas Christensen (knee), Raphinha (hamstring), Frenkie de Jong (hamstring), and Marc Bernal (ankle) for Wednesday’s clash. However, Ronald Araújo has been passed fit after being forced off in the previous meeting against Atletico.

Jules Koundé made his return from injury as a substitute in Saturday’s league game and is expected to start this time. Robert Lewandowski is also likely to return in attack, while Marcus Rashford could retain his place on the left after an impressive showing.

Atletico Madrid

For Atletico Madrid, Jan Oblak, Marc Pubill, and Rodrigo Mendoza have resumed training and may feature. However, Pablo Barrios remains unavailable due to a thigh injury, while José Giménez (knock) and Johnny Cardoso (muscle) are major doubts.

Julián Álvarez, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona, is expected to return to the starting lineup after being benched last time, alongside David Hancko, Ademola Lookman, and Matteo Ruggeri.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid UCL Quarter Finals: Probable Starting XI

Barcelona Probable Starting XI

Joan García, Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Íñigo Martínez, João Cancelo, Eric García, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski

Atletico Madrid Probable Starting XI

Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Robin Le Normand, David Hancko, Matteo Ruggeri, Koke, Álex Baena, Giuliano Simeone, Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman, Julián Álvarez

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s Match?

Atletico are more than capable of leaving Camp Nou with a positive result on Wednesday night, and we are expecting the tie to be open heading into the second leg, but Barcelona should be able to navigate their way to a narrow first-leg success here.

Final Score Prediction: 2-0 Win for Barcelona