UEFA Champions League - TV and streaming channels to watch RB Leipzig vs Atlético

August 11, 2020 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: UEFA Champions League, RB Leipzig, Atlético Madrid, TV Schedules, TV Listings

Los Colchoneros get to this game as favorites after Timo Werner's exit from the German side. Follow this clash in over 100 countries with our detailed guide.

What has been RB Leipzig and Atlético Madrid's form ahead of this game?

RB Leipzig finished their season in third place of the Bundesliga. Die Roten Bullen won two of their last six in that competition, with three draws and one loss (vs Borussia Dortmund). Their last game ended in a one-all draw against Wolfsburg.

Atlético Madrid also finished third in La Liga, trailing the would-be champions Real Madrid by 17 points. The red-and-white side reached the end of the season with a six-game streak without a loss, where they won three and drew three more. Their last match ended in a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad.

How did RB Leipzig and Atlético Madrid get to this stage of the UEFA Champions League?

RB Leipzig won Group G with a three-point margin over Lyon. The German side only lost one game during the group stage, while winning three and drawing two more. Nagelsmann's men would go on to beat Tottenham with an emphatic 4-0 aggregate to make it to the quarterfinals before the coronavirus pause.

Atlético ended the group stage as runners-up to Juventus in Group D. Then, los Colchoneros shocked the world of football by ousting Liverpool at Anfield with a 4-2 aggregate. So far, Los Colchoneros have won five games, with one draw and two losses in the competition.

RB Leipzig vs Atlético Madrid - Who's in and who's out

RB Leipzig: Doubtful: Ibrahima Konaté, Yussuf Poulsen.

Atlético Madrid: Ineligible: Angel Correa, Sime Vrsaljko (both positive for COVID-19).

RB Leipzig vs Atlético Madrid - Head-to-head stats

This will be the first match ever between RB Leipzig and Atlético.
This is RB Leipzig's first trip to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
Atlético will face a German team in the UCL quarterfinals for the second time ever. Their previous clash against a German club took place in the 1958-59 season, and they defeated Schalke 04 with 4-1 aggregate.
This will be the 15th game for Diego Simeone facing a German club. His record so far shows eight wins, one draw, and five losses.
Atlético's coach Diego Simeone has faced four German teams as Los Colchoneros' boss: Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96, and Bayer Leverkusen.
This will be Julian Nagelsmann's first game against a Spanish opponent.