In arguably one of the most balanced UEFA Champions League Round of 16 ties, Inter Milan take on Atletico Madrid.
The first leg gets underway in the San Siro before the return leg at the magnificent Civitas Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid — the stage for the 2019 final of this competition, when Liverpool defeated Tottenham.
Inter came runners-up to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in last year’s competition and will hope to continue their fine European form under Simone Inzaghi. With a nine-point advantage at the top of Serie A, the Nerazzurri are in a confident mood as they attempt to go one better than 2022/23 and become champions of Europe for the first time since 2010.
Atleti and Diego Simeone, on the other hand, will be looking to replicate their performance at the weekend, which saw them put five past Las Palmas in La Liga. Simeone won the UEFA Cup with Inter in a two-year spell at the club as a player, so this tie will have special significance for the Atleti coach.
The Sporting News will be following the Inter vs. Atletico match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
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Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid live score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Inter | 0 | |
| Atletico | 0 |
Projected lineups:
Inter Milan (3-5-2, right to left): Sommer (GK) — Pavard, de Vrij, Bastoni — Darmian, Barella, Çalhanoğlu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco — Thuram, Martínez.
Atletico Madrid (3-5-2 right to left): Oblak (GK) — Molina, Witsel, Giménez — Hermoso, Samuel Lino, De Paul, Koke, Saúl — Griezmann, Marcos Llorente.
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Inter vs Atletico Madrid live updates, highlights, and commentary
43rd minute: Another chance for Inter! Martinez’s ball is slightly behind Thuram but the French international manages to play a one-two pass with Barella before trying his luck. Again, it was a strike right at Oblak and he saves with ease.
38th minute: What a chance for Inter! Thuram uses his strength brilliantly to hold up play and pick out Martinez but the Argentine forward can’t dig the ball out from under his feet and Gimenez clears the danger.
37th minute: Barella whips in a cross for Martinez to attack and he does so well but the headed effort is right at Oblak. That’s Inter’s first shot on target.
32nd minute: Martinez has a go from distance but snatches at his effort and it rises high above the bar.
25th minute: In true Simeone knockout fashion, Atleti have come to Milan to counterattack. Inter are dominating possession but the Spanish giants are breaking up play well and preventing any real goal-scoring opportunities.
17th minute: Martinez knocks down the ball beautifully but the furthest forward for Inter was De Vrij! He can’t break in behind and is eventually stopped in his tracks by Gimenez.
10th minute: Atleti’s best spell of the match so far sees Griezmann find Lino down the left, he chips a ball to the far post but nobody is there for the Spanish side.
3rd minute: It’s a cracking atmosphere inside one of Europe’s finest stadiums tonight and the hosts have started well.
1st minute: We’re underway in Milan!
15 mins until kickoff: It’s a sell-out San Siro for tonight. The players have finished their warm-ups and kickoff is next…
30 mins until kickoff: A nice stat in favour of the Spanish side. Under Diego Simeone, Atleti have won five of their six games in the knockout stages of European competitions against Italian sides.
1 hour prior to kickoff: Team news is in. Here are the two sides for this evening’s clash.
Team news 📋#ForzaInter #UCL #InterAtleticoMadrid pic.twitter.com/u3dMdDLWZV
— Inter (@Inter_en) February 20, 2024
🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨 pic.twitter.com/nPuvhL1zOE
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) February 20, 2024
1 hour 30 mins prior to kickoff: Inter will be tough to beat this evening. They’ve lost just one of their last 13 games in the competition and that defeat came in last season’s final against Man City.
2 hours prior to kickoff: More Champions League action! Who do you think advances from this pair of matches?
The ultimate stage 🏟️#UCL pic.twitter.com/tX26z4TOit
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 20, 2024
Inter vs Atletico Madrid kickoff time
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Tue, Feb 20 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Tue, Feb 20 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Tue, Feb 20 | 8:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Wed, Feb 21 | 7:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Wed, Feb 21 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
Inter vs Atletico Madrid lineups, team news
Inter Milan are still without Francesco Acerbi and Juan Cuadrado and Inazghi could stick with an unchanged lineup from the 4-0 win over Salernitana.
Inter Milan (3-5-2, right to left): Sommer (GK) — Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni — Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Augusto — Thuram, Martinez.
Inter Milan subs (9): TBC
Simeone has a key call to make in attack ahead of this game with Marcos Llorente and Angel Correa both scoring twice against Las Palmas. However, they could be benched in favour of the rested Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay, with Alvaro Morata set to miss out.
Atletico Madrid (3-5-2 right to left): Oblak (GK) — Witsel, Gimenez, Savic — Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Lino — Griezmann, Depay.
Atletico Madrid subs (9): TBC
Inter vs Atletico Madrid live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | CBS Sports Network | Fubo USA, Paramount+, ViX |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| UK | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
The entirety of the 2023/24 Champions League knockout stage will be streamed by CBS Sports on Paramount+.
This Champions League first-leg match in the Round of 16 has also been selected for television broadcast on CBS Sports Network, a channel which is available to stream on Fubo.
The broadcast rights for the Champions League in Canada are owned exclusively by DAZN. In the UK, TNT Sports owns the rights to the UCL, placing this game on TNT Sports 1.
