Atletico de Madrid - Inter: Schedule and where to watch the Champions League round of 16 match on TV today

 

The Metropolitan stadium will dress up this Wednesday, March 13, in the Champions League with the match between Atletico de Madrid and Inter Milan that will begin at 9:00 p.m.

It will be the second leg of the round of 16 in which Cholo Simeone's men will have to reverse the Italian advantage (1-0) after passing through the Giuseppe Meazza.

The return of Antoine Griezmann directly to the starting eleven, after four games out due to injury, and the return of Nahuel Molina and Stefan Savic, substitutes against Cádiz, are the three novelties that Diego Simeone devises in the Atlético de Madrid lineup for the second leg of the Champions League against Inter.

On the other hand, both José María Giménez, who trained this Monday on the sidelines due to the myofascial injury to the thigh suffered on February 20, and Thomas Lemar, who has been out of competition since the Last September 16 due to the rupture of the right Achilles tendon.

THE METROPOLITAN, A WHOLE FORT

Atlético de Madrid clings to its stadium, the Cívitas Metropolitano, and also to its fans to trust in the comeback in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, backed by its 115 victories in 166 official matches on this field .

A 69 percent of wins that would guarantee at least extra time in this Wednesday's clash against the leader and future champion of the Italian Serie A, which remains undefeated in its 18 outings this season among all competitions, although in the League of Champions avoided defeat quickly in two of them: 1-1 with Real Sociedad and 3-3 with Benfica.

Atlético de Madrid has won almost everything in its stadium this season, with 18 victories, one draw and only one defeat - in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals by 0-1 against Athletic Club, last February 7th.

In the Champions League, the percentage is reduced. Of his 25 matches in the top European competition at the Metropolitano, he only won half (13). And only eight for two or more goals, although two of them correspond to this same season, when they beat Celtic 6-0 and Lazio 2-0. In all but one, he held his frame to zero.

ATHLETIC AND INTER LININGS

Athletic Eleven: Oblak; Nahuel Molina, Savic, Witsel, Beautiful, Lino; Koke, Weeping, Of Paul; Griezmann and Morata.

Once Inter: Summer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram and Lautaro Martinez.