Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid facts

UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid travel to neighbours Atlético de Madrid defending a 2-1 lead as their round of 16 tie concludes.

This is the sixth time the teams have been paired in the last 12 seasons; Madrid have triumphed in five of the last six, edging out Atleti in the Champions League finals of 2014 and 2016, and again took the honours in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu thanks to Brahim Díaz's 55th-minute strike, Julián Alvarez (32) having cancelled out Rodrygo's fourth-minute opener.

Previous meetings

European matches 11
Atleti wins 3
Real Madrid wins 6
Draws 2
Atleti goals 12
Real Madrid goals 18

1958/59 European Cup semi-final
Real Madrid 2-1 Atlético de Madrid
Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 2-1 Atlético de Madrid
Héctor Rial and a Ferenc Puskás penalty overturned Chuzo's opener in the first leg, Atlético prevailing in the return thanks to Enrique Collar's effort. That meant a replay six days later in Zaragoza, where Alfredo Di Stéfano's early strike was swiftly cancelled out by Collar. Puskás dealt the decisive blow to take Madrid into a fourth successive final.

2013/14 Champions League final
Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético de Madrid (aet)
In the first European Cup final involving clubs from the same city, Diego Godín's header gave newly crowned Spanish champions Atlético the lead only for Sergio Ramos to level at the last (90+3). Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid ran away with it in extra time courtesy of goals from Gareth Bale (110), Marcelo (118) and a Ronaldo penalty (120).

2014/15 Champions League quarter-final
Atlético de Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 1-0 Atlético de Madrid
Madrid's Javier Hernández headed the only goal of the tie late in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu.

2015/16 Champions League final
Real Madrid 1-1 Atlético de Madrid (aet; 5-3 pens)
Ramos's breakthrough in Milan was cancelled out by Atlético substitute Yannick Carrasco 11 minutes from time, Antoine Griezmann having missed a 48th-minute spot kick. The match went to penalties, Juanfran striking the base of the post with Atlético's fourth kick, leaving Ronaldo to take the trophy to Madrid for the 11th time.

2016/17 Champions League semi-final
Real Madrid 3-0 Atlético de Madrid
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo's first-leg hat-trick put Real Madrid in command of the tie, though Atlético looked to be on course for a famous comeback when Saúl Ñíguez (12) and Antoine Griezmann (16pen) brought them back within a goal early in the second leg, but an Isco goal three minutes before half-time ended their hopes.

2018 UEFA Super Cup
Atlético de Madrid 4-2 Real Madrid (aet)
Diego Costa's first-minute strike – the fastest in Super Cup history – gave Simeone's side the advantage at Tallinn's Lilleküla Stadium, but goals from Karim Benzema and Ramos turned the match in Madrid's favour. Costa levelled 11 minutes from time, however, and this time it was Atleti that came out on top in extra time thanks to Saúl Ñíguez and Koke.

The teams have also met in 228 domestic fixtures, most recently a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on 8 February in which Alvarez's first-half strike for the visitors was cancelled out by Kylian Mbappé after the break.

It had also ended 1-1 at the Estadio Metropolitano on 29 September, Éder Militão giving Madrid the lead with Ángel Correa equalising in stoppage time.

Madrid have won 111 and lost 56 of the teams' domestic fixtures, with 61 draws.

The Merengues have won 18 of the sides' 44 Copa del Rey fixtures, losing 12, although Atleti have triumphed in four of the five finals between the clubs – most recently a 2-1 extra-time success at the Bernabéu in 2012/13.

Atleti beat Madrid 2-1 on aggregate in the 2014 Spanish Super Cup final, Madrid prevailing on penalties in the 2020 final and 5-3 after extra time in last season's semi-final.

Form guide

Atlético de Madrid

European record vs Spanish clubs: W10 D5 L9 F34 A30
Home European record vs Spanish clubs: W7 D2 L0

Atleti's last five European matches against Spanish clubs – and eight of the last ten – have involved Real Madrid.

The exception came in the 2015/16 Champions League quarter-finals, when Simeone's side beat Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate (1-2 a, 2-0 h).

Atleti have won five of their nine two-legged European contests against Spanish sides, the 2017 loss to Real Madrid the most recent.

Los Colchoneros are unbeaten at home to Liga clubs in Europe, winning four of the last five matches. They have six clean sheets in their nine games, conceding only one goal – Isco's strike for Real Madrid in 2017 – in the last four.

Atleti finished top of their section in the 2023/24 Champions League and then ousted Inter Milan on penalties in the round of 16 (0-1 a, 2-1 h aet, 3-2 pens) before losing to Borussia Dortmund in the last eight (2-1 h, 2-4 a).

The victory against Inter made Atleti's round of 16 record W7 L3.

Despite eight wins in their last nine home Champions League matches, Atleti have managed only nine victories in their last 20 home European fixtures (D7 L4).

Atlético have won 13 and lost 12 of the UEFA competition ties in which they lost the away first leg, most recently beating Inter last season. That includes six aggregate wins from seven ties when the first game ended 1-2, three of which were all-Spanish affairs (W2 L1) – most recently against Barcelona in the 2015/16 Champions League quarter-finals (2-0 h).

Atlético's record in seven UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W3 L4:
6-7 v Derby, 1974/75 UEFA Cup second round
1-3 v Fiorentina, 1989/90 UEFA Cup first round
1-3 v Villarreal, 2004 Intertoto Cup final
3-2 v Bayer Leverkusen, 2014/15 Champions League round of 16
8-7 v PSV Eindhoven, 2015/16 Champions League round of 16
3-5 v Real Madrid, 2015/16 Champions League final
3-2 v Inter Milan, 2023/24 Champions League round of 16

Real Madrid

European record vs Spanish clubs: W13 D6 L5 F49 A26
Away European record vs Spanish clubs: W2 D3 L3

Eight of Madrid's last ten European games against Spanish sides have involved Aleti – the exceptions Super Cup victories against Sevilla in 2014 (2-0) and 2016 (3-2 aet).

Before the first-leg win in this tie, Madrid had lost their previous two European fixtures against fellow Liga sides – as many as in their previous 17 matches (W10 D5).

A 0-2 win at Barcelona in the 2001/02 Champions League semi-final first leg – a tie Madrid went on to win 3-1 on aggregate – is the Merengues' only victory in their last five European away matches against Spanish teams (D2 L2).

Their 2017 triumph against Atlético made Madrid's record in two-legged European ties against Liga clubs W6 L2, both defeats coming against Barcelona.

Carlo Ancelotti's team claimed Madrid's record-extending 15th European Cup in 2023/24 with a 2-0 final victory against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.

Madrid had beaten Leipzig 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 16 (1-0 a, 1-1 h), making their record at this stage W13 L8 with wins in their last four ties.

The Spanish side have lost ten of their last 34 Champions League away games, winning 14, including at Atalanta (3-2), Brest (3-0) and Manchester City (3-2) in the last three. They have been beaten in six of the last 19, losing at Lille (0-1) and Liverpool (0-2) this season.

Madrid have gone through in 49 of 62 European ties after winning the first leg at home, most recently against Chelsea in the 2022/23 quarter-finals (2-0 h, 2-0 a). Their record when the home first game has finished 2-1 is W3 L2 with defeats in the last two, most recently against Juventus in the 2002/03 semi-finals (0-2 a).

Madrid's record in five UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W3 L2:
5-6 v Crvena zvezda, 1974/75 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final
3-1 v Juventus, 1986/87 European Cup second round
1-3 v Bayern München, 2011/12 Champions League semi-final
5-3 v Atlético de Madrid, 2015/16 Champions League final
4-3 v Manchester City, 2023/24 Champions League quarter-final

Links and trivia

Koke has made 42 derby appearances, one short of Sergio Ramos' record; Luka Modrić is on 41.

Ancelotti and Simeone have faced each other as coaches 27 times – the most frequent opponent for both – with Ancelotti now on ten wins, Simeona nine and eight draws.

Madrid are also Simeone's most frequent opponents; his record is W12 D15 L19.

Thibaut Courtois played for Atleti between 2011 and 2014 on loan from Chelsea, under Simeone and alongside Koke. He won the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League, the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, the 2013 Copa del Rey and the 2013/14 Liga title, and was Atleti's goalkeeper in the 2014 Champions League final defeat by Madrid.

Marcos Llorente came through Madrid's academy and played 39 games for the first team, scoring two goals.

Have played together:
César Azpilicueta & Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea 2017–22)
Thomas Lemar & Kylian Mbappé (Monaco 2015–17)

International team-mates:
Marcos Llorente, Koke, Pablo Barrios, Robin Le Normand, César Azpilicueta, Rodrigo Riquelme Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez, Dani Ceballos, Fran García (Spain)
José María Giménez & Fede Valverde (Uruguay)
Clément Lenglet, Thomas Lemar, Antoine Griezmann & Kylian Mbappé, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouameni, Ferland Mendy (France)
Conor Gallagher & Jude Bellingham (England)
Axel Witsel & Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)

Latest news

Atlético de Madrid

Defeat in the first leg ended Atlético's ten-game unbeaten run in all competitions (W6 D4).

Diego Simeone's side were also defeated on Sunday, conceding in the 88th and 92nd minutes to lose 2-1 at Getafe.

Alexander Sørloth had given Atleti the lead; it was the Norwegian's seventh Liga goal as a substitute this season, the most in Europe's top five leagues.

Atlético have scored 17 Liga goals from substitutes this season, more than any other team in Europe's top five leagues.

Julián Alvarez is Atleti's top scorer this season with 22 in all competitions and had found the net in four successive matches, five goals in total, before drawing a blank on Sunday.

A 1-0 loss at Leganés on 18 January – ending a 15-match winning run, a club record – is Atleti's only other defeat in 28 games in all competitions (W21 D4).

Atleti's defence is the best in La Liga with 18 goals conceded in 27 matches.

Koke went off with a muscle injury in a 1-1 draw against Celta Vigo on 15 February and has not played since.

César Azpilicueta has not played since going off at half-time against Valencia on 22 February due to muscle discomfort, although he was an unused substitute on Sunday.

Real Madrid

Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a 2-1 win at home to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday thanks to first-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.

A 2-0 home victory against Girona on 23 February is Madrid's only other Liga victory in six games (D2 L2).

Mbappé has 15 goals in his last 15 games, 18 in La Liga this season and is Madrid's top scorer in all competitions with 29.

The first leg against Atleti was Federico Valverde's 300th Real Madrid appearance.

Antonio Rüdiger sat out Sunday's win due to illness.

Dani Ceballos (thigh) has missed the last three games while Jesús Vallejo (hamstring) has sat out four.

Dani Carvajal (out since 5 October) and Éder Militão (9 November) are expected to miss the rest of the season with knee injuries.

The first leg of the knockout phase play-offs against Manchester City was Ancelotti's 72nd European Cup game in charge of Real Madrid, overtaking Miguel Muñoz's club record.