Tottenham take on the visitors Atletico Madrid in the second leg of UEFA Champions League round of 1/8-finals. First leg result: 2-5. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 18th at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London).
Tottenham Hotspur finally won a trophy in 2025 — their first in a very long time, ending a drought that had long become a football meme. However, after winning the Europa League, they still finished only 17th in the Premier League. Recently Tottenham have continued to struggle in domestic competitions, often dropping points and failing to build any consistent run of results. Their overall form in the league remains unstable, which keeps them far from the positions they would like to occupy. As a result, Postecoglou was replaced by Frank, but despite a bright start, the Dane was dismissed in February amid cup defeats and increasing regression in the Premier League. What the team has managed to do well is perform in the Champions League. There they lost only to Paris Saint-Germain (incidentally, also to them in the UEFA Super Cup, where, leading 2–0, they eventually lost on penalties), while winning five other matches and collecting 17 points. That was enough for them to reach the playoffs, which they only began under Tudor last week.
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Atletico Madrid can consider the Champions League a priority, but they also have other tournament objectives. Los Colchoneros have still not managed to pose real competition to Real Madrid and Barcelona. On the contrary, they are once again forced to fight just to secure at least third place — this time against Villarreal. Recently Atletico have shown solid performances, especially in big matches, where they have managed to achieve convincing results. Their defensive stability has also improved in recent weeks, allowing them to control games more confidently. It is still unclear whether they will manage to overcome The Yellow Submarine. However, while they confirmed their weakness against Los Blancos in the Super Cup, in the Copa del Rey they produced the main sensation of Spanish football in February by beating Barcelona 4–0 at home. At Camp Nou they conceded three times but still advanced. At the same time, of course, they will give their all in the Champions League as well. In the main round they recorded four wins and 13 points. In the Round of 32 against Club Brugge, after letting victory slip away in the away leg, they then crushed them 4–1 at home. Then in Madrid against Tottenham Hotspur there was an even more spectacular match, ending 5–2.
The teams first met ten years ago, in 2016, when in their only friendly match The Red and Whites secured a 1–0 victory. The English side look too weak. The expectation is that the Spanish team will win again in the return leg, with a draw no bet handicap.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid to win with 0.0 handicap.
