How to watch Atletico Madrid v Barcelona, team news, predicted line-ups and more

How to watch Atletico Madrid v Barcelona, team news, predicted line-ups and more

Barcelona face a huge task tonight as they look to produce another remontada to keep their Champions League hopes alive against Spanish rivals Atlético Madrid.

Barcelona have a mountain to climb as Atlético punished an early red card and ran out 2-0 winners in the first leg at Camp Nou.

The winners of this tie will face off against either Arsenal or Sporting in the semi-finals.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of this quarter final second leg…

Kick-off time

8pm UK time, Tuesday 14th April

How to watch

TNT Sports 1

Streaming available via HBO Max

Injuries and suspensions

Atletico: Marc Pubil (Suspended), Jose Gimenez (Doubt), David Hancko (Doubt)

Barcelona: Pau Curbarsi (Suspended), Raphinha (Out), Andreas Christensen (Out), Jofre Torrents (out)

Predicted line-ups

Atletico (4-4-2): Musso; Molina, Le Normand, Lenglet, Ruggeri; Simeone, Llorente, Koke, Lookman; Griezmann, Alvarez

Barcelona (4-2-3-1): J. Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, E. Garcia, Cancelo; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Fermin, Rashford; Lewandowski

Recent form

Atlético have lost their last three league matches in a row, including a 2–1 home defeat to Barcelona, a run of form that has seen them slip to fourth in the table and fall 22 points behind the leaders Barcelona.

However, they comfortably knocked out Tottenham Hotspur in the previous round of the Champions League, including a dominant 5–2 home win in the first leg.

Barcelona have been in scintillating form in La Liga, winning their last seven league games in a row to move nine points clear at the top and close in on a second consecutive league title.

These two sides met earlier this season in the Copa del Rey, where Barcelona nearly produced a remarkable comeback, winning the second leg 3–0 after Atlético had taken the first leg 4–0.

What’s been said?

Atletico manager Diego Simeone said: ”We’re confident about what we need, and we’re confident about what we’re going to go for. Our goal is to progress, and we’ll play the match to make that happen.

“We approach them the way we’ve been competing against them. We know the opponent we’re facing. We’re aware of the strong opponent we’ll be up against, but we’re also clear on our objective, which is to advance.”

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick said: “I have a feeling it will be completely different from previous matches against them because the atmosphere in the stadium will be incredible. The fans know what they need, and it will be tough for us, but I believe in my team and what we can make happen, and it’s possible, why not?

“That’s what we have to focus on. I know we’re playing against Atlético, a team with very good players, and we’ll need to defend very strongly but also be brave in attack, to attack, press, and take advantage of every opportunity.”