Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid: How to watch, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 kicks off on Tuesday, and arguably the headlining matchup of the round features Spanish rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

Atleti finished fifth in the League Phase with 18 points from its eight matches, while Los Blancos finished 11th with 15 points. The two teams are also neck-and-neck at the top of La Liga, with Atletico one point behind first-place FC Barcelona and Real Madrid two points behind their city rivals and three points off top spot.

How to watch Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid, TV channel and streaming

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid will be streamed on Paramount+, which is the only way to watch the match with an English-language broadcast in the United States.

Fans based in the US can watch on TV via TUDN, which will have a Spanish-language broadcast.

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid start time, date and venue

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid is scheduled to kick off at 3 PM ET/2 PM CT/ 12 PM PT on Tuesday, March 4 from Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid predicted lineups

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Thibault Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy; Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz; Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Nahuel Molina, Robin Le Normand, Jose Maria Gimenez, Javi Galan; Giovanni Simeone, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Llorente, Samuel Lino; Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid stats

• Real Madrid is second out of the 36 UEFA Champions League teams to qualify for the League Phase in goals per match (2.6), while Atletico Madrid is fourth (2.5).
• Los Blancos are 13th in average possession with 51.7 percent, while Los Rojiblancos are 22nd with 48.6 percent on average.
• Real Madrid forwards and the team's leading scorers in the UEFA Champions League, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr., are tied for fifth in the competition with seven goals each, while Atletico Madrid forwards Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez are tied for ninth with six goals each.
• Real Madrid attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham is 10th in chances created per 90 minutes in the UEFA Champions League with 2.2, and he is tied for 10th with 20 chances created in the competition in total.
• Atletico Madrid's most prolific chance-creators are Alvarez and Rodrigo De Paul, who each have created 11 chances - tied for 69th-most in the competition - which translates to 1.7 chances created per 90 minutes for both players.
• Atleti forward Angel Correa is one of the best pressers in the competition as he wins possession in the attacking third 2.9 times per 90 minutes, good for second-most.

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