UEFA Champions League: How has Barça fared in the quarter-finals?

Europe 14 April 2026 at 09:11

Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

14.04.26 FT Champions League

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Beaten at home by Atlético Madrid (0-2), FC Barcelona are on a mission tonight at the Metropolitano. The Catalans must turn things around if they are to have any hope of reaching the final four of the UEFA Champions League.

Before this season, Barça had played 24 quarter-finals, qualifying 16 times, most recently against Paris Saint-Germain last season.

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The Blaugrana have been eliminated 8 times, notably by Atlético Madrid in 2013-2014 (1-1, 0-1) and 2015-2016 (2-1, 0-2).

Here are all of Barça's Champions League quarter-finals:

• 1959-1960: vs Wolverhampton Wanderers → 4-0 / 5-2 (qualified)

• 1960-1961: vs Hradec Králové → 4-0 / 1-1 (qualified)

• 1974-1975: vs Åtvidabergs FF → 2-0 / 3-0 (qualified)

• 1985-1986: vs Juventus FC → 1-0 / 1-1 (qualified)

• 1994-1995: vs Paris Saint-Germain → 1-1 / 1-2 (eliminated)

• 1999-2000: vs Chelsea FC → 1-3 / 5-1 (qualified)

• 2001-2002: vs Panathinaikos → 0-1 / 3-1 (qualified)

• 2002-2003: vs Juventus FC → 1-1 / 1-2 (eliminated)

• 2005-2006: vs Benfica Lisbon → 0-0 / 2-0 (qualified)

• 2007-2008: vs FC Schalke 04 → 1-0 / 1-0 (qualified)

• 2008-2009: vs Bayern Munich → 4-0 / 1-1 (qualified)

• 2009-2010: vs Arsenal FC → 2-2 / 4-1 (qualified)

• 2010-2011: vs Shakhtar Donetsk → 5-1 / 1-0 (qualified)

• 2011-2012: vs AC Milan → 0-0 / 3-1 (qualified)

• 2012-2013: vs Paris Saint-Germain → 2-2 / 1-1 (qualified)

• 2013-2014: vs Atlético Madrid → 1-1 / 0-1 (eliminated)

• 2014-2015: vs Paris Saint-Germain → 3-1 / 2-0 (qualified)

• 2015-2016: vs Atlético Madrid → 2-1 / 0-2 (eliminated)

• 2016-2017: vs Juventus FC → 0-3 / 0-0 (eliminated)

• 2017-2018: vs AS Roma → 4-1 / 0-3 (eliminated)

• 2018-2019: vs Manchester United → 1-0 / 3-0 (qualified)

• 2019-2020: vs Bayern Munich → 2-8 (eliminated, single match)

• 2023-2024: vs Paris Saint-Germain → 2-3 / 1-4 (eliminated)

• 2024-2025: vs Borussia Dortmund → 4-0 / 1-3 (qualified)

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