Atl. Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips (2 April)

Starting in the truce with his head in the clouds following the elimination experienced at home in 1/8th final of the Champions League against Real Madrid and beaten dryly by FC Barcelona in the wake of the 2-4 championship, Atlético de Madrid clearly carried out a very bad operation last weekend on the return of Trêve on the lawn of Espanyol Barcelona 1-1. From now, Real Madrid and Barcelona are 6 and 9 points ahead of Liga. However, in December 2024, after its success on the Barça lawn, Atlético de Madrid thought it had done the hardest by returning to the title race but a season lasts 10 months and not 2 and a half months. Semi-finalists of this King Cup last year, the Colchoneros need to win this evening to reach the final and hope to finish this 2024-25 campaign with a title. On the outward journey, the Madrilenians stood up to Barça in a crazy match as we are starting to be used to 4-4 by being dominated with the head and shoulders during the majority of the meeting. Recall that at home, Atlético de Madrid has only lost twice this season all competitions, against Lille in the Champions League League phase and against FC Barcelona in Liga, just before the truce therefore. FC Barcelona intends to win everything this season. No more gallery seasons for four years, this year, with Hansi Flick on the bench, Barcelona carried by an excellent collective, intends to win any national or European scale. The Spanish supercopa already in the pockets since January, Barça is attacking this king's cup for a place in the final this evening and occupies the first row of Laliga following its success last weekend against Girona at home 4-1.

In the Champions League, like last year, the Catalans are in the 1/4 final and will face Borussia Dortmund in the coming days. The feeling of ease is still great for the cubs who seem to make the games easy week after week. In 2025, Barcelona was still undefeated all competitions with 17 wins and 3 draws. In early April, Barça slammed 140 goals in all competitions but especially 82 in the championship in 29 games. Mirobal figures but which support the fact that this team is currently the one that runs best in Europe. In the first leg, first led by two goals, the Blaugrana returned to the brand before passing in front and even digging the 4-2 advantage but they fell asleep in the money-time thus conceding two other goals 4-4 FM. Before the truce, the same scenario but this shot in the league and never Atlético de Madrid could return victory 2-4. 

Probable hiccup for Atlético de Madrid who lost José Gimenez (central holder) on injury in league last weekend. He joined Koke, still in the recovery phase on the absent bench. Suspended via the championship, Angel Correa will also purge in the King Cup and will therefore be unavailable for Atlético de Madrid this evening. The three musketeers Julian Alvarez (11 goals, 2 assists in Liga), Sörloth (11 goals, 2 Liga passes) and Antoine Griezmann (8 goals, 5 assists in Liga) will be expected by the supporters to offer a cup final this season. In Girona in the weekend but he did not even leave the replacement bench.

Probably preserved, the former Stade Rennais winger should start in the eleven of the German tactician tonight and reboosté like never following his heavy disappointment against Argentina in the eliminatory of the World Cup. To evoke the absences, Captain Marc-André Ter Stegen will not play, any more than Marc Casado and Marc Bernal (Crossed Ligaments) or even Andreas Christensen (not a match this season) and the unhappy Dani Olmo (package over the next two weeks). Author of a double last weekend against Girona, Robert Lewandowski responded to Kylian Mbappé in the race for Pichichi but above all becomes the first player playing in the European top 5 to reach the 40 goals all competitions (club + selection). 

• Summary: Atlético Madrid is going head to head with Barcelona starting on 2 Apr 2025 at 19:30 UTC . The match is a part of the Copa del Rey .