Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Atletico Madrid Live Scores & Match Info UEFA Champions League 2026

UEFA Champions League • Round of 16
Wednesday 18th March 2026 • 20:00 • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 49,568
Spurs
R. Kolo Muani 30'
X. Simons 52', 90' (P)
3 - 2
A. Madrid
J. Álvarez 47'
D. Hancko 75'
Match Statistics
51.3%POSSESSION48.7%
18Total Shots18
11Shots on Target6
1Big Chances Missed1
7Corners7
348Accurate Passes336
83.1%Passing Accuracy83.2%
4 Yellow Cards 3
Lineups
Spurs Starting XI
1 G. Vicario
3 R. Dragusin
17 C. Romero (C)
37 M. van de Ven
24 D. Spence
14 A. Gray
29 P. Sarr
23 P. Porro
7 X. Simons
11 M. Tel
39 R. Kolo Muani
Substitutes
A. Kinsky, B. Austin, K. Danso, D. Udogie, L. Bergvall, C. Gallagher, C. Olusesi, R. Kyerematen, J. Rowswell.
A. Madrid Starting XI
1 J. Musso
16 N. Molina
24 R. Le Normand
17 D. Hancko
3 M. Ruggeri
20 G. Simeone
14 M. Llorente
5 J. de Souza Cardoso
22 A. Lookman
7 A. Griezmann (C)
19 J. Álvarez
Substitutes
S. Esquivel, M. de Luis, J. Giménez, Koke, A. Sørloth, A. Baena, T. Almada, C. Lenglet, M. Pubill, O. Vargas, N. González, J. Díaz.
Match Officials
RefereeDaniel Siebert
Fourth OfficialDaniel Schlager
VARBastian Dankert
Assistant VARSoren Storks
Head To Head
MetricsSpursA. Madrid
Played33
Wins12
Draws0
Goals Scored58

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Match Highlight 18 Mar 2026

You know those Champions League nights where the game almost feels too chaotic to explain properly? That was pretty much Tottenham Hotspur vs Atletico Madrid on March 18. Ended 3-2 to Spurs, but honestly the score alone doesn’t really tell how wild the match felt while watching it live.

Tottenham came flying out at the beginning. No patience, no slow build-up, just straight pressure. Atletico looked uncomfortable for a while and the first goal almost felt inevitable. But then football does that thing it always does one mistake, one loose pass, and suddenly Atletico were back level without even controlling much of the match.

Second half was even messier. Proper end-to-end stuff. Tottenham scored, celebrated like crazy, then a few minutes later gave away another soft goal that probably annoyed their manager more than the fans. At 2-2 the whole stadium felt nervous. Every attack looked dangerous, every corner felt important.

Then came the winning goal. Scrappy little moment inside the box, defenders reacting late, ball ends up in the net, and the noise from the crowd was unreal. Atletico pushed hard after that but Spurs defended with everything they had left.

Not even gonna pretend it was flawless football. There were misplaced passes, rushed clearances, tired legs everywhere. Still, that’s probably why people enjoyed it so much.