Home / Football / Champions League News Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham: Confirmed line-ups for Champions League clash Catch up with all the team news ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham in the Champions League tonight Written by Mitch Fretton Last Update: March 10, 2026 06:52:33 pm GMT 3 min read Struggling Tottenham meet in-form Atletico Madrid for the first leg of their last-16 Champions League clash tonight. The Premier League side are yet to win a game in 2026, and have been dragged into a relegation dogfight in England.But in Europe, it is a different story. After finishing fourth in the league phase, they will have home advantage in the return leg against the Spanish giants.Atleti head coach Diego Simeone even branded Spurs as favourites in this clash, but will know that his side are being heavily backed to make the quarter-finals.Catch up with all the team news right here on 101GreatGoals.Table of Contents1 Atletico Madrid team news2 Tottenham team news3 Where to watch Atletico Madrid v Tottenham: TV and online streams4 Stats for Atletico Madrid v TottenhamAtletico Madrid team newsAtletico Madrid starting XI: Oblak, Ruggeri, Hancko, Pubill, Le Normand, Johnny, Llorente, Giuliano, Griezmann, Alvarez, LookmanAtletico Madrid substitutes: Mussi, Gimenez, Lenglet, Molina, Diaz, Koke, Barrios, Alex B, Vargas, NicoTottenham team newsTottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Tel, Gray, Romero, Porro, Spence, Sarr, Van de Ven, MuaniTottenham substitutes: Vicario, Austin, Dragusin, Palhinha, Xavi, Solanke, Gallagher, Oluesi, RoswellWhere to watch Atletico Madrid v Tottenham: TV and online streamsAtletico Madrid v Tottenham kicks off tonight at 8pm UK time. It will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and can be streamed via Discovery Plus. Sky subscribers with a TNT package can also stream the game via Sky Go.Stats for Atletico Madrid v TottenhamAtletico have only won one of their last 10 Champions League meetings with English clubs (D2 L7), beating Manchester United 1-0 in March 2022.Tottenham have faced Atletico just once before in European competition, beating them in the 1963 Cup Winners Cup final 5-1.Atletico have progressed from two of their three previous UChampions League last-16 ties against English clubs, beating Liverpool in 2019-20 and Manchester United in 2021-22, losing the other to Chelsea in 2020-21.Tottenham have only lost one of their last five Champions League meetings with Spanish opponents (W2 D2), a 2-4 home defeat to Barcelona in the 2018-19 group stage.Atletico have never lost a Champions League knockout stage game under Diego Simeone at either their former home, the Vicente Caldern (W7 D4), or their current home, the Metropolitano (W6 D2).Tottenham have won their last three Champions League games without conceding a goal (v Slavia Prague, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt). They have never previously won four consecutive matches in the European Cup/Champions League, nor have they kept four straight clean sheets before.This will be Tudors first game as a manager in the knockout stages of the Champions League, while he has won just two of nine matches in the competition overall (D2 L5). His most recent game in the competition was a defeat in the Spanish capital, losing 0-1 at Real Madrid in charge of Juventus this season (October 2025). Topics: Atletico Madrid Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Follow us: Mitch Fretton Mitch is a freelance sports journalist with experience working for LiveScore, GOAL and Colchester United. He has experience working from both his desk at home and in the press box at games covering the Champions League and international football. Read more from Mitch Fretton
