Atletico v Tottenham live: Latest updates and team news from Champions League tie – UK Times

Simeone may be without January signing Rodrigo Mendoza, who picked up an ankle issue in their previous game against Real Sociedad, but other than that Atletico are expected to field a full-strength side.

The positive news for Tottenham is they may be bolstered by some returns from injury: Djed Spence may be fit to feature after a calf injury, and Radu Dragusin, who missed the previous game with a knock, will be assessed, although the game may come too soon for Destiny Udogie.

Micky van de Ven – who was sent off against Crystal Palace midweek, precipitating a complete Spurs collapse – will be available, and Cristian Romero is another to have served a suspension domestically and is eligible to play.

Tottenham Hotspur will bid to arrest their remarkable collapse in form with a trip to Atletico in the Champions League.

Igor Tudor’s side may be facing the ignominy of a relegation battle but so far they have performed significantly better than expected in Europe, as they did last season under Ange Postecoglou, winning the Europa League even as they finished 17th domestically.

Now in the Champions League, they finished fourth in the league phase to progress automatically to the last 16, and now take on Diego Simeone’s Atletico in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

After a run of five straight defeats in all tournaments and 11 top-flight games without a win, Tottenham will be desperate to turn things around.

And while leaky Atletico may not be the toughest of opponents, having conceded five goals in their last two games, they are at least capable of playing at home, with four straight wins on the board.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Champions League game between Atletico Madrid and Tottenham.

Spurs travel to Madrid for the first leg of their last-16 tie against the Spanish side, with Igor Tudor and co. looking to book an unlikely place in the quarter-finals.

And we’ll have all the latest team news, build-up and updates right here.