Catch up with all the team news ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham in the Champions League tonight
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.
Atletico Madrid team news
Atletico Madrid starting XI: Oblak, Ruggeri, Hancko, Pubill, Le Normand, Johnny, Llorente, Giuliano, Griezmann, Alvarez, Lookman
Atletico Madrid substitutes: Mussi, Gimenez, Lenglet, Molina, Diaz, Koke, Barrios, Alex B, Vargas, Nico
Tottenham team news
Tottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Tel, Gray, Romero, Porro, Spence, Sarr, Van de Ven, Muani
Tottenham substitutes: Vicario, Austin, Dragusin, Palhinha, Xavi, Solanke, Gallagher, Oluesi, Roswell
Where to watch Atletico Madrid v Tottenham: TV and online streams
Atletico 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 Tottenham
- Atletico 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 Calderón (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 Tudor’s 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).
