Atlético de Madrid - Tottenham Hotspur FC (UEFA Champions League. Round of Sixteen. First Leg)

The Madrid side will play at home against the British team managed by Igor Tudor in the first leg of this knock-out round corresponding to the Round of Sixteen of the UEFA Champions League.  

Tottenham Hotspur FC is the reigning champion of the UEFA Europa League. It is currently ranked 16th in the Premier League with 29 points. It finished fourth in the League Phase of the Champions League, with 17 points.

On completion of the League Phase, the team managed by Diego Simeone was ranked 14th and secured its place in this round after beating Club Brujas by a resounding 4-1 in the return leg played at the Metropolitano Stadium.