How to watch Barcelona v Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League on TNT Sports and HBO Max - date, kick-off time

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Fresh from a win at Atletico Madrid in La Liga, Barcelona welcome Diego Simeone's side to the Camp Nou on Wednesday for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final. Hansi Flick's Barca team top the league in Spain and will be looking to land another major trophy under the German coach, who has overseen a resurgence for the Catalans since his arrival.

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After Tuesday evening's show-stopping UEFA Champions League encounter between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, TNT Sports and HBO Max have even more elite European action on the horizon.

Indeed, La Liga giants Barcelona take on domestic rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night in the Champions League quarter-finals, as focus switches to European competition.

Barcelona have flourished under Hansi Flick and are now top of La Liga. They lead arch-rivals Real Madrid by some seven points at the league summit, and are clear favourites to land the title.

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Atletico, meanwhile, are well off the pace in fourth spot, 19 points behind Barca.

However, this could be Diego Simeone's last real shot at glory with Atleti, as rumours persist that he will leave the club in the summer after joining as manager in 2011.

We do not have to go back far to imagine who is favourite for this tie.

On Saturday, Barcelona travelled to Atleti in the league, with the Catalans winning 2-1 with an equaliser from on-loan Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, and a late winner from veteran Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.

The first leg is an opportunity for the domestic rivals to strike an early blow ahead of the second leg, which will take place next Tuesday, April 14.

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When is Barcelona v Atletico Madrid?

Barcelona v Atletico Madrid takes place on Wednesday, April 8 at the Camp Nou in Spain.

Kick-off is at 20:00 UK time, with live coverage on TNT Sports 2 and HBO Max starting from 19:30.

What managers have said

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick:

”There will be a lot of emotions in this game because there are two legs. We will try to give our best to get a good result tomorrow, but also we know that we also have to play there. But I’m looking forward to it. Because this is a positive thing, we are in this round because we won against Newcastle. We deserved it and we want to go on. We want to reach our goal.”

"Lamine [Yamal] is 18 years old. To me, he is an unbelievable player. Sometimes you can see it when you watch the game again. What he is doing, is unbelievable.

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"The one-against-one situations. It’s fantastic. But he is only 18 years old. And of course, sometimes he is angry when I change him. He is angry when he creates a situation, surpassing four or five players, and then dribble and shoot and misses. Sometimes it’s even for him frustrating, that he didn’t score this or that goal. In the end it’s like that. He is emotional and this is good. And I will always support him.”

”Atletico is a tough team. They have the right attitude. They have a lot of intensity. They have fast and fantastic players on the pitch. You saw it on Saturday. They rested many players, but the quality was also very high. And they love to defend. They know how to defend. It’s not so easy to score two goals at Atletico’s (stadium). This is what I can say. It’s always tough.”

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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone:

”They’re a formidable opponent. We know their capabilities, and that they’ve lost just one game out of the 23 they’ve played. We’re here to compete, and to drag the opposition into the area where we can hurt them.

"I hope we can show that tomorrow from 9am (the time of the final training session), and that you can see it on the pitch. We know who we’re up against. We need to keep moving forward, and it doesn’t matter who stands in our way.

"All teams that attack better tend to defend worse, and Barcelona are one of them. They have the ability to score a lot of goals, and that suits their style of play. We’re going through the same process; at the moment, we attack better than we defend."

How to watch Barcelona v Atletico Madrid?

Barcelona v Atletico Madrid will be live on TNT Sports 2 and HBO Max.

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