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RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid LIVE!
Substitute Tyler Adams struck late to send RB Leipzig into the semi-finals of the Champions League on Thursday night.
The American's shot two minutes from time in Lisbon took a huge deflection on its way past Jan Oblak after Joao Felix had earlier equalised from the penalty spot for Atletico.
Leipzig initially took an early second-half lead thanks to a glancing header from Spaniard Dani Olmo.
Relive all the action with Standard Sport's Ben Hayward!
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Date, time and venue
RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
The match will be played behind closed doors at the Estadio Jose Alvalade with no fans present due to guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage starting from 7pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Team news
RB Leipzig XI: Gulacsi, Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg, Sabitzer, Laimer, Kampl, Angelino, Nkunku, Poulsen, Olmo
Atletico XI: Oblak, Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi, Koke, Herrera, Saul, Carrasco, Llorente, Costa
Prediction: RB Leipzig 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Both sides have been in superb form since the restart and in the Champions League could be rated with an outside chance of winning the competition.
But under Simeone, the Rojiblancos have built a reputation for having a sturdy backline with a tremendous work rate.
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A Leizpig side without Werner may struggle to breach down the LaLiga side's stubborn defence and this could be settled by a single goal.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Wednesday night's match will be the first-ever competitive meeting between these two clubs.
Confirmation of Atletico XI and bench
Photo: Twitter (Atletico Madrid)
Team news
RB Leipzig XI: Gulacsi, Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg, Sabitzer, Laimer, Kampl, Angelino, Nkunku, Poulsen, Olmo
Atletico XI: Oblak, Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi, Koke, Herrera, Saul, Carrasco, Llorente, Costa
Simeone fully focused on Leipzig
Atletico lost in the final under Simeone in 2014 and 2016, both times against rivals Real Madrid, and many have claimed that the Rojiblancos deserve to win it this time.
"I'm not focused on anything that isn't tomorrow's game," Simeone said. "What other people say doesn't concern us. We're only concerned with our opponent and their great coach."
Simeone will be without Angel Correa and Sime Vrsaljko after the pair tested positive for Covid-19 this week, but revealed that they could feature later in the Champions League if Atleti advance.
"We hope we can have Correa and Vrsaljko back if we move forward in the competition," he said.
Winning is the 'only thing', says Atletico boss Simeone
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says victory is the only thing on his mind ahead of tonight's Champions League quarter-final against RB Leipzig, writes Ben Hayward.
Atleti and Leipzig will compete for a semi-final spot after respectively eliminating last season's finalists, Liverpool and Tottenham, in the round of 16.
"The match will be important against an opponent and a coach who are fantastic," Simeone said in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
"They continually change positions and attack a lot. Their numbers show how good they are. I respect them a lot."
And he added: "We have to understand that winning is not [just] important, it's the only thing there is."
How to watch RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage starting from 7pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Atletico predicted XI
Meanwhile, here is how we think Atletico will line up tonight...
Atletico Madrid predicted XI (4-4-2): Oblak; Arias, Savic, Gimenez, Renan Lodi; Llorente, Partey, Saul, Koke; Felix, Costa
RB Leipzig predicted XI
Here is how Standard Sport sees the Bundesliga outfit shaping up in Lisbon this evening...
RB Leipzig predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Gulacsi; Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Mukiele, Laimer, Sabitzer, Angelino; Nkunku, Olmo; Schick
Atletico Madrid team news
Photo: AFP via Getty Images
Atletico Madrid's preparations for this tie were rocked by two players testing positive for coronavirus.
Forward Angel Correa and right-back Sime Vrsaljko will now self-isolate at home, ruling them out of the remainder of the Champions League.
A somewhat silver lining is that neither player was likely to start at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, though Diego Simeone still has some big calls to make.
Mainly, who will partner Joao Felix up front: Alvaro Morata or Diego Costa.
RB Leipzig team news
Photo: AFP via Getty Images
For RB Leipzig, life now begins without all-time leading scorer Timo Werner, who joined Chelsea in a £47m deal in July.
Yussuf Poulsen is now likely to step up alongside Patrik Schick in attack, though injury has restricted his game time of late.
Marcel Sabitzer will be assessed ahead of kick-off, while Emil Forsberg should get the all-clear to play following a bout of tonsillitis.
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