Atlético Madrid host Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg on 03/10/2026, with the tie’s momentum up for grabs from the opening whistle. Atlético arrive chasing silverware after a five-year drought, while Spurs need a statement night in Europe during a tense Premier League relegation battle. It’s the clubs’ first-ever Champions League meeting, so the first leg in Madrid carries real weight before the return match decides who reaches the quarter-finals.
Match Preview
This is a high-stakes first leg between two-time Champions League runners-up in the last decade, and it comes with very different domestic storylines. Atlético Madrid have found rhythm at the right time, taking a fourth win in their last five games across all competitions and beating Real Sociedad 3-2 in La Liga. They also reached the Copa del Rey final and sit 3rd in La Liga, so the confidence level is high heading into a European night at Estadio Metropolitano.
Atlético’s Champions League attack has delivered, with 24 goals scored in the competition (third-highest). The trade-off is defensive volatility at home in Europe: they have no home clean sheet in the UCL despite a W4 L1 record. Squad news to monitor includes doubts over Rodrigo Mendoza (ankle) and Pablo Barrios (hamstring/thigh).
Tottenham’s form is the opposite. Spurs have one win in their last seven matches and come in off three straight Premier League defeats: 3-1 vs Crystal Palace, 2-1 vs Fulham, and 4-1 vs Arsenal. Their Champions League profile looks sturdier, recording six clean sheets (most in the competition, including two away). They also get a boost with Micky van de Ven available despite a Premier League red card, plus Cristian Romero returning. It’s also Igor Tudor’s first European game as coach, and Spurs are missing many attacking players, so game management in Madrid matters.
History adds extra edge. This is the first Champions League meeting between Atlético and Tottenham, and their only previous UEFA clash was the 1963 Cup Winners’ Cup final, which Spurs won 5-1. Tottenham’s only prior visit to Estadio Metropolitano ended in a 2-0 loss to Liverpool in the 2019 UCL final, so this ground has not been kind to them. Atlético advanced here with a knockout play-off win over Club Brugge, highlighted by a 4-1 win at the Metropolitano, while Tottenham finished 4th in the League Phase.
Kickoff Time
Confirmed kick-off is Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 21:00 CET in Madrid (Spain).
- United Kingdom (UK time): 20:00
Where to watch on TV & Live Stream
The match takes place at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. Watch live on major rights-holders such as TNT Sports (Great Britain), Movistar+ (Spain), and beIN Sports (select regions), with streaming options available through their official apps and platforms.
How to watch online
To stream Atlético Madrid vs Tottenham, use the official broadcaster’s app or website in your country. In Great Britain and Ireland, streaming is available via discovery+ and the discovery+ App alongside TNT Sports channels. In Spain, Movistar+ carries the match, while many regions offer official streaming through services like beIN SPORTS CONNECT or platform-specific apps such as DAZN, Paramount+, or Stan Sport where listed. A paid subscription is typically required, and some services may also require a TV package or an active account login before you can start the live stream.
| Country | Official Broadcaster/Stream |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Tring Sport 3, Tring |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Canal+ Sport, Canal+ Live 2 |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇦🇮 Anguilla | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | ESPN Argentina, Disney+ Premium Argentina |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | FAST TV |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Stan Sport |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | DAZN2 Germany, Sky Sport Austria 1, Sky Sport Austria 4, Sky Go Austria |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | TV NET |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Sony LIV, tapmad |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Okko Sport |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Proximus Pickx, Play Sports 4, Play Sports, Pickx+ Sports 3 |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | Nexgen |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Sony LIV, tapmad |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Disney+ Premium Chile, ESPN 5 Sur |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Moja TV, Arena Sport 2P |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Space Brazil, Zapping, Claro TV+, Max Brazil, Sky+, Vivo Play |
| 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | beIN Sports 3 Thailand, beIN Sports Connect |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | MAX Sport 4 |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | beIN Sports 3 Thailand, beIN Sports Connect |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | SuperSport MaXimo 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, TOD, New World Sport3 |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | ESPN Chile, Disney+ Premium Chile |
| 🇨🇳 China | iQiyi, ZhiBo8 |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Disney+ Premium Sur, ESPN 5 Sur |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇨🇩 Congo DR | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3, New World Sport3 |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Disney+ Premium Norte |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Arena Sport 2 Croatia, MAXtv To Go |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 4 |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | Nova Sport 4 CZ, OnePlay |
| 🇨🇮 Côte D’Ivoire | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Viaplay Denmark, TV3 Sport |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | SuperSport MaXimo 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, TOD, New World Sport3 |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Disney+ Premium Norte |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Disney+ Premium Sur, ESPN 5 Sur |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | Disney+ Premium Norte |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Go3 Extra Sports Estonia |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | TV3 Sport |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | MTV Katsomo, MTV Urheilu 3 |
| 🇫🇷 France | Canal+ Sport, Free, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 2 |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Silk Sport HD 1 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇬🇧 Great Britain | TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 3, discovery+, discovery+ App |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Cosmote Sport 5 HD |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Disney+ Premium Norte |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Disney+ Premium Norte |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Now Player, beIN Sports 1 Hong Kong, beIN Sports Connect Hong Kong |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | RTL+ |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | SÝN Sport 2 |
| 🇮🇳 India | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | beIN Sports 3 Indonesia, beIN Sports Connect Indonesia, Vidio |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Persiana Sports 2 |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic | TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 3, discovery+, discovery+ App |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 5Plus |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Sky Sport 254, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | WOWOW |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, GOtv |
| 🇰🇷 Korea Republic | SPOTV NOW, SPOTV Prime 2 |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | Tring Sport 3, ART Sport 3, ArtMotion, Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | beIN Sports 3 Thailand, beIN Sports Connect |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Go3 Extra Sports Latvia |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Blue Sport, Blue Sport 2 Live |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Go3 Extra Sports Lithuania |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Pickx+ Sports 3 |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | TDM HD, iQiyi |
| 🇲🇰 Macedonia | Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | beIN Sports Connect Malaysia, beIN Sports 3 Malaysia, sooka |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Sony LIV |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | TSN7 Malta, GO TV Anywhere |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | SuperSport MaXimo 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, TOD, New World Sport3 |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | TNT Sports, Max Mexico, TNT Go |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Premier Sports 3 |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇲🇸 Montserrat | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | Canal + Sports 3 Myanmar |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Sony LIV, tapmad |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Ziggo Sport 3 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | DAZN New Zealand |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Disney+ Premium Norte |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria, DStv Now |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | TV 2 Play |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Sony LIV, tapmad |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Bluu, Disney+ Premium Norte, Rush Sports |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Disney+ Premium Argentina, ESPN 5 Sur |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Disney+ Premium Chile, ESPN 5 Sur |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | beIN Sports 3 Philippines, beIN Sports Connect Philippines |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Canal+, Canal+ Extra 2 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇷🇪 Reunion | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Digi Sport 2 Romania, Digi Online, Prima Sport 2, Orange TV Go, Prima Play |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Okko Sport |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇸🇭 Saint Helena | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | Bluu |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | Sky Sport 254, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | SuperSport MaXimo 1, Bluu, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3, Rush Sports |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | StarHub TV+, beIN Sports Connect Singapore, beIN Sports 3 Singapore |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Voyo, Nova Sport 4 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | SportKlub 1 Slovenia |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | SuperSport MaXimo 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, TOD |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport PSL, DStv App |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, TOD |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 2 |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, tapmad |
| 🇻🇨 St. Vincent / Grenadines | Bluu |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | SuperSport MaXimo 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, TOD |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇸🇿 Swaziland | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Viaplay Sweden |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Canal+ Sport, Blue Sport, Blue Sport 2 Live, Sunrise TV |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | beIN Sports 3 Thailand, beIN Sports Connect |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | tabii |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Megogo, MEGOGO Football 3 |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Disney+ Premium Argentina, ESPN 5 Sur |
| 🇺🇸 USA | Paramount+, DAZN USA |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Disney+ Premium Sur, ESPN 5 Sur, inter |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | ON Sports News, TV 360, ON Plus, VTV Prime |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | SuperSport MaXimo 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA, New World Sport3 |
How to watch anywhere with VPN
If your usual stream is geo-blocked while traveling, a VPN can help you access your normal service by matching your location to your home country. Use a VPN to connect securely, then open the official broadcaster you already pay for and watch as normal. Keep your account details ready, since most platforms require a login and may verify your subscription before playback.
- 1. Get a VPN that works on your device.
- 2. Connect to a server in the country you need (example: UK for TNT Sports via discovery+).
- 3. Log in to your streaming platform and start the live match.
Most VPNs support iOS, Android, desktop browsers, and Smart TV setups, so you can keep the same viewing routine even away from home.
How to watch at Sportsbooks
Some sportsbook sites often provide live streams for football, including European fixtures, when you have an account in good standing. Availability varies by operator and region, and streams usually sit inside the live betting section. You typically need a funded account, and some sites require you to have placed a bet recently to unlock the player.
- Register for a sportsbook account in your region.
- Deposit to fund your balance (minimum deposit rules may apply).
- Find the match in the live section and look for the live video or “Play” icon.
Use official broadcasters when possible for the most reliable coverage and full pre-match build-up.
Atlético’s scoring power meets Spurs’ Champions League defensive record in a first leg that can swing the entire tie. Expect a fast start in Madrid with both teams carrying big pressure into this Round of 16 opener. Check TipsGG for more pre-match angles and post-match updates.