Atletico Madrid v Inter LIVE: Champions League result as penalty shoot-out decides last-16 tie

Quite the arrival from Atletico as the fans greet the home bus...

Inter start Marcus Thuram alongside Lautaro Martinez after the France international suffered that injury which forced him off at half-time in the first leg, though his goal-scoring replacement Marko Arnautotic does not make it.

Atletico start Antoine Griezmann, bringing the Frenchman back into the side after he picked up an ankle injury in the first leg. He’s not played since but that’s a big boost.

Team news!

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Hermoso; Molina, Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino; Morata, Griezzman

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Çalhanoğlu, Mkhitaryan, Di Marco; Thuram, Martinez

Since taking charge of Atletico Madrid in 2011, Diego Simeone has never lost at home in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

They need to win tonight, of course, but it shows what Inter are up against. Despite having an average season Atletico have won 18 of their 20 matches at home this season.

Last time out: On as a half-time substitute, Marko Arnautovic scored the winner to earn Inter a narrow first-leg win against Atletico Madrid. After Lautaro Martinez’s shot was saved by Jan Oblak, Arnautovic turned into the empty net. Atletico were limited to few chances and Alvaro Morata’s late header was as close as they would come.

Odds

Atletico: 9/5

Draw: 12/5

Inter: 29/20

Prediction

Inter to continue their imperious start to the calendar year and move into the quarter-finals. Atletico 1-2 Inter.

Predicted line-ups

Atletico: Oblak; Molina, Savic, Witsel, Hermoso, Lino; Saul, De Paul, Koke; Depay, Morata

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez.

What is the team news?

Atletico will be hopeful that Antoine Griezmann and Jose Gimenez will be fit enough to play a part in the second leg after their recent injury troubles, but Diego Simeone will certainly be without Thomas Lemar, Cezar Azpilicueta and Vitolo who all remain sidelined with longer-term injuries.

Inter, meanwhile, will be without first-leg goalscorer Marko Anautovic after the Austrian picked up a muscle injury on the weekend. Wing-back Carlos Augusto is also a doubt but Simone Inzhaghi’s side will be boosted by the return of Hakan Calhanoglu after the Turkish midfielder made his return against Bologna at the weekend.

When is Atletico v Inter?

Atletico Madrid v Inter will kick off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday 13 March at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

How can I watch it?

The tie will be shown live on TNT Sports, while customers can stream the match live on Discovery +.

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Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the Champions League last-16 second-leg clash between Atletico and Inter from the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

Diego Simeone’s side will look to produce a second-leg comeback having lost the first leg 1-0 in Milan but they face a tough ask up against the Serie A leaders who have won all 13 games this year and are aiming to reach the Champions League final for a second successive season.

Stay tuned right here for all the build-up, team news and match updates.