Tottenham Hotspur vs Atletico Madrid Predictions | betCompare

The hosts are going to be under pressure and Los Colchoneros will be keen to use it to their advantage. Atletico Madrid are likely to come out on top to secure a win against Tottenham Hotspur in their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash 

Match info: UEFA Champions League R16 2^nd leg

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Date: Wednesday, 18^th March 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Tottenham Hotspur will look to complete a spectacular turnaround when they welcome Atletico Madrid to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night for the second leg of their last-16 contest in the Champions League.

Spurs suffered a 5-2 defeat to Atletico in the first leg last week and therefore have it all to do in order to be present in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Head-to-head:

• The first leg was the first ever UEFA Champions League meeting between the two teams.

• Atletico Madrid won 5-1.

• Atletico Madrid have won four of their last five games.

• Tottenham Hotspur have failed to secure a win in their last five attempts.

Form:

• Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League: L-W-W-W-L

• Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions: L-L-L-L-D

• Atletico Madrid in the Champions League: D-L-D-W-W

• Atletico Madrid in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W

Team News:

• James Maddison, Joao Palhinha, Cristian Romero, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, Radu Dragusin, Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus and Wilson Odobert are not going to be in action for Tottenham Hotspur due to their injuries. Conor Gallagher is not yet confirmed to be a part of the squad.

• Atletico Madrid will miss out on the services of Rodrigo Mendoza and Pablo Barrios. They are injured.

Player(s) to watch:

• Richarlison is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for Tottenham Hotspur. He is coming in after scoring a last-minute equaliser in the previous game for the Spurs. The Brazilian forward will be yet again looking to step up his game and come up with a top performance to help his side make a comeback.

• Julián Álvarez scored a brace in the previous leg against the Spurs. With the ball at his feet, he is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence. In 10 UEFA Champions League appearances this season, the Argentine forward has 10 goal involvements and will be eager to add more to his tally now.