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We face a tough test in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night as we bid to overturn a 5-2 deficit against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of our last 16 tie at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Here’s everything you need to know...

What time does the match start?

We get underway at 8pm UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Supporters in the UK will be able to watch the action live on TNT Sports 3.

If you’re following us from overseas, check out our Spurs on TV page to see if the game is live in your area.

Our Match Centre here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app will also bring you full live text and audio commentary throughout the match, while video highlights will be available on SPURSPLAY on Thursday.

What is the team news?

Igor Tudor told SPURSPLAY on Tuesday afternoon that Dominic Solanke is a doubt over a small problem, while Conor Gallagher (illness) will also need to be assessed.

Richarlison misses the game through suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards in the Champions League, while Souza and Yves Bissouma are ineligible.

Joao Palhinha, injured in the first leg in Spain last week, is still sidelined but Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Lucas Bergvall are all back available, the latter two set to start on the bench. Micky van de Ven is also available again after serving a one-match domestic suspension against Liverpool on Sunday.

James Maddison, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, Rodrigo Bentancur and Ben Davies remain out.

Atletico Madrid will be without goalkeeper Jan Oblak due to a muscular issue, while Rodrigo Mendoza remains sidelined. Pablo Barrios will be assessed.

Is Toby Alderweireld at the game?

Legendary former defender Toby Alderweireld is set to be a special guest at the match on Wednesday night.

He’ll appear in the stadium around 15 minutes before the game – at roughly 7.45pm UK – so make sure you’re in your seats to hear from the popular former Belgium international as he chats with our matchday host, Paul Coyte.

Who is the referee?

German official Daniel Siebert will take charge of the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday.

He’ll be assisted by Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn, with Daniel Schlager as the fourth official.

VAR duties will be performed by Bastian Dankert and assistant Sören Storks.

Which kit colours will the teams be wearing?

We’ll be in our traditional all-Lilywhite home strip, with our goalkeeper in orange.

Atletico will change to a royal blue kit with red trim. Their keeper will be in green.

Igor Tudor spoke to the media at Hotspur Way on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of our UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg against Atletico Madrid at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night (8pm UK).

Here's what he had to say...

It was a very positive result against Liverpool on Sunday - is your target now to do all you can do to qualify tomorrow night or play well and get confidence ahead of such a big game on Sunday?

Igor: “I think both things. It's a game that we should play to pass. So, the main goal is to be focused on this game, even knowing that our first thing is to stay in the league. Tomorrow is, let's say, a big challenge after everything that happened to show that we can do good things against them, that they are no better than us. So, it's a Champions League game for the glory.”

Atletico Madrid have lost 3-0 against Barcelona and Real Vallecano in the last month – does that give you hope that you can do something tomorrow?

Igor: “Difficult, but not impossible. We need to stay in the game as much as possible. The game can be long, so focus on our strengths, our things, everything still to play. So, believe that we can do it. That's the important thing from the start.”

Can I ask about players we saw in training – Lucas, Destiny, Cristian, Joao - are they all going to be available to play tomorrow?

Igor “Joao, no, but Destiny and Lucas will be on the bench tomorrow. One part of the game, not too much because they just started training with us, but it's good to see them.”

What about Christian?

Igor: “Romero? Yeah. He's there. He can play. Joao, no. Joao is a little bit worse, so he'll be for the next game, but Romero is in.”

There was no Conor Gallagher out there (in training) – what’s the latest with him?

Igor: “We'll see today what we can do, because he has, as you know, probably asthma problems. He gets some virus, which is not a nice thing. We're going to see if he's able tomorrow to go on the bench, we hope. It's nothing like a danger, but still, he's not able to play.”

Do you feel after Sunday there's a weight lifted off your shoulders, getting a positive result?

Igor: “Of course. It's important, as you said, when you make one good performance like we did, it gives courage to everyone. To confirm the good will to start to change things. We start in the training, but we didn't see in the games because of circumstances that happened in the last games. It was a little bit frustrating because, as I said before, the players really care. We speak a lot about the moment, so when it's a moment so difficult, it's not easy to start to move things. This is, I believe, one good moment that happened in the last game. As I said before, we need to be, I like to say, honest with the things you can give in the pitch, and then the football will give you back. So, this happened, and I'm happy for the players, for everyone. Now we need to continue in that direction.”

Were you going to play a back three at Anfield before you lost Conor Gallagher?

Igor: “No, you know I don't speak about those things before the game, and even now, after the game, there's no reason to speak about these tactics I did before.”

Did you see enough on Sunday to be confident that Tottenham will stay in the Premier League, the fight and desire you had in the team and the last-minute goal?

Igor: “I'm very confident.”

Igor Tudor may have four players returning for the second leg of our UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Atletico Madrid, but he’s still without a number of players - Conor Gallagher and Dominic Solanke are rated doubtful for the clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night (8pm UK).

Joao Palhinha, injured in the latter stages of last week’s first leg in Madrid, will not make it. Richarlison, meanwhile, serves a one-match suspension after picking up three yellow cards. Souza and Yves Bissouma are also unavailable, both ineligible.

Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Igor told us that both Conor Gallagher (virus) and Dominic Solanke are doubtful. “We’ve some good news, but also some bad news because Conor (Gallagher) is not here, and Dom (Solanke) has some small problems, so we’ll see tomorrow how he is,” he said. “Also, Souza is not available (ineligible).

“So, we are very similar (to Liverpool on Sunday) in terms of numbers. If we see that Destiny and Lucas can play one small part of the game, okay, that’s a positive thing, to see new faces, good energy.

“Also, for sure, two or three more will come back for Nottingham Forest (on Sunday).”

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Igor reported: “Destiny and Lucas will be on the bench tomorrow - one part of the game, not too much because they just started training with us, but it's good to see them.

“Romero? He's there. He can play. Joao (Palhinha), no. Joao is a little bit worse, so he'll be for the next game, but Romero is in.”

Asked about Conor missing training, Igor added: “We'll see today what we can do, because he has, as you know, probably asthma problems. He gets some virus, which is not a nice thing. We're going to see if he's able tomorrow to go on the bench, we hope. It's nothing like a danger, but still, he's not able to play.”

Igor Tudor will welcome back four players for our UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg against Atletico Madrid at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night (8pm UK).

Skipper Cristian Romero, Lucas Bergvall and Destiny Udogie all return from injury, while Micky van de Ven, who played in the first leg in Madrid, is available after missing Sunday’s Premier League draw at Liverpool due to suspension.

It’s a boost for Igor, who will have Lucas (out since January - 10 games) and Destiny (out since February - six games) available for the first time.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Igor reported: “Destiny and Lucas will be on the bench tomorrow - one part of the game, not too much because they just started training with us, but it's good to see them.

“Romero? He's there. He can play. Joao (Palhinha), no. Joao is a little bit worse, so he'll be for the next game, but Romero is in.”

Speaking later to SPURSPLAY, Igor added: “We’ve some good news, but also some bad news because Conor (Gallagher) is not here, and Dom (Solanke) has some small problems, so we’ll see tomorrow how he is. Also, Souza is not available (ineligible).

“So, we are very similar (to Liverpool on Sunday) in terms of numbers. If we see that Destiny and Lucas can play one small part of the game, okay, that’s a positive thing, to see new faces, good energy.

“Also, for sure, two or three more will come back for Nottingham Forest (on Sunday).”

Clare Hunt and Australia are into the Women’s Asian Cup final!

Receiving a call-up to the squad to compete in her first Asian Cup, the defender, who has featured in all five games in the tournament so far, has helped the Matildas reach the final on home soil after her nation edged past defending champions China PR 2-1 in the semi-finals on Tuesday morning.

Retaining her spot in the starting XI for the clash in Perth, the host nation got off to the perfect start when Caitlin Foord fired them into the lead just inside the opening quarter of the game but, on 26 minutes, they were pegged back as Zhang Linyan converted from the penalty spot to level the scores.

However, just before the hour mark, Australia reinstated their lead as Sam Kerr rounded the opponents goalkeeper and slotted home into the empty net, and that proved to be the winning goal to book a spot in the showpiece event on Saturday.

It will be Clare’s maiden major international final with her country as Australia look to claim the trophy for the first time since 2010.

This year’s final will take place in Sydney on Saturday 21 March at the Accor Stadium with Australia’s opponents to be determined as Toko Koga and Maika Hamano’s Japan take on South Korea on Wednesday (18 March) morning.

Throughout this season, our Official Matchday Programme will bring fans a collection of photos sourced from a deep dive into our Mirrorpix photography archive, most of which have never been seen before.

We'll bring you a taster of the gallery here on tottenhamhotspur.com...

Next up, a Gary Mabbutt special with our legendary former skipper featured in our matchday programme for the second leg of our UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg against Atletico Madrid.

Above - Mabbsy shows off the FA Cup during the trophy parade following our 1991 success over Nottingham Forest.

Richarlison’s late equaliser in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Liverpool marked his 100th goal involvement (73 goals, 27 assists) in the Premier League, becoming just the third Brazilian to achieve the feat.

With what was his 25th Premier League goal for us, and ninth of the season in the competition, he joins compatriots Roberto Firmino (132) and Gabriel Jesus (118) as the only Brazilians with a century of goal contributions in England’s top flight.

The strike, which came after some great work from Randal Kolo Muani, who brought down the ball, got away from Virgil van Dijk before teeing up our number nine in the final minute of regular time, is Richy’s 30th goal for us in all competitions since making the move to north London from Everton, in July 2022.

Of the Brazilian’s 100 goal involvements, 73 have seen him hit the back of the net (43 at Everton, five at Watford) while he has provided 27 assists.

His equaliser was his fifth goal at Anfield, which is the second most for an opposing player, trailing only Andy Cole, who put eight past the Reds at their Merseyside home in his career.

After netting his 10th goal of this campaign, the Brazilian, who was our top scorer in the calendar year of 2025, is now two goals away from his best goalscoring season as a Spurs player, which came in 2023/24 (12 in all competitions).

Richarlison is unavailable to face Atletico Madrid in our UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night.

Looking to overturn our 5-2 defeat in Madrid last Tuesday, we will have to do so without our number nine who is suspended for one match for accumulating three yellow cards in the competition.

The Brazil international was cautioned on the hour-mark at Estadio Metropolitano as we recovered from being 4-0 down in 22 minutes to come back to north London with a three-goal deficit at the halfway stage of the tie.

Richy started the contest and provided an assist for Pedro Porro to make it 4-1 on the night and backed this up with a crucial late equaliser to secure a battling point at Liverpool in the Premier League last time out.

In need of three goals without reply to force extra time or four to progress to the quarter-finals, his absence is a blow heading into the home leg decider although Micky van de Ven is back available after missing our trip to Anfield due to a one-match domestic suspension.

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