Tottenham – Atletico Madrid: mission impossible in London? 
This Wednesday night the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium should be buzzing — or at least praying for one of those miracles football throws up. After being steamrollered in the first leg, Spurs host Atletico Madrid in a Champions League round-of-16 second leg that looks like a mountain you can’t climb.
Tottenham Spurs teetering on the brink 
The trip to Spain turned into an absolute nightmare for Spurs. Conceding a bruising 5-2 drubbing, their back line was ripped apart from every angle. Add domestic wobble — they’re neck-deep in a relegation-scrape anxiety — and interim boss Igor Tudor felt the heat, flirting with the sack just last week.
A spark arrived at the weekend. Tottenham finally stopped the rot (six straight defeats before that) and nicked a late draw with Liverpool thanks to Richarlison’s stoppage-time rescue. If they want to set the stadium alight and pull off the comeback of the century, Spurs must go at Atletico from kick-off. But one early goal conceded and that four-goal deficit becomes a mountain again — especially with the squad shredded by injuries and bans.
Atletico in control mode 
For the visitors it’s job done so far. Even if Diego Simeone’s side are in a transition phase and not always oozing calm this season, they know how to see these ties out. The Madrid outfit actually relish matches against English teams — they’ve won 10 of their last 14 two-legged European ties vs clubs from England.
After a pragmatic 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday, Atletico arrive in London with a comfortable cushion and fresher legs. Expect them to sit in, shut lanes, and sting on the break. If Atletico were to crash out now, given the first-leg buffer, it would go down as one of the biggest shocks in recent competition history.
Probable lineups
Tottenham Hotspur : Vicario ; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence ; Gray, Sarr ; Tel, Simons, Kolo Muani ; Solanke
Atlético Madrid : Musso ; Pubill, Le Normand, Hancko, Ruggeri ; Simeone, Llorente, Cardoso, Lookman ; Griezmann, Alvarez
Football Prediction Tottenham Hotspur vs Atletico Madrid
Both teams to score
With their backs to the wall, Tottenham have no margin for calculation. Boosted by their fans and fresh from a gutsy display at Anfield, Spurs must throw everything forward to try to erase that mountain of a deficit — which promises an open game.
Naturally, that approach will leave huge channels at the back. Against Atletico’s pragmatic, lightning-quick transitions, those gaps will be punished. Expect a frantic affair where the ball finds the net at both ends.
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