Two of Europe’s most combative sides face off at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night as Arsenal welcome Atletico Madrid to North London for one of the marquee fixtures of this week’s Champions League slate. The Gunners are among a sextet of teams to have won each of their first two matches and are on a record six game winning run against Spanish opposition in the competition, one which has seen Sevilla, Girona, Real Madrid and Athletic Club fall in the path of Mikel Arteta’s side.
Then again this proved to be a happy hunting ground on Atleti’s only previous visit, Antoine Griezmann’s late equaliser setting Diego Simeone and company up to advance to the 2019 Europa League final in Arsene Wenger’s last European tie. A more recent visit to these shores was not as successful, however, a Marcos Llorente brace taking from 2-0 down to level away to Liverpool only for Virgil van Dijk to head home a winner at the death.
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James Benge
Viewing informationDate: Tuesday, Oct. 21 | Time: 3 p.m. ETLocation: Emirates Stadium — LondonLive stream: Paramount+Odds: Arsenal -167; Draw +280; Atletico Madrid +450Possible lineupsArsenal XI: David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Myles Lewis-Skelly; Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka. Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli
Atletico Madrid XI: Jan Oblak; Marcos Llorente, Robin Le Normand, Jose Maria Gimenez, David Hancko; Giuliano Simeone, Conor Gallagher, Koke, Panlo Barris; Julian Alvarez, Antoine Griezmann
PredictionAtletico’s past performances in the Champions League suggest they are no longer the sort of team who can grit and grind with Arsenal, who will back themselves to hold onto any lead in what could be a tempestuous match. Pick: Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0
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Pardeep Cattry
How to watchAll of the action on Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League can be caught on Paramount+, while CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network will have select simultaneous coverage. Each day’s coverage begins with Champions League Matchday, streaming on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network ahead of the early games before the UEFA Champions League Today pre-match show begins on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network. The Golazo Show on Paramount+ also returns for the late slate of matches, while the UEFA Champions League Today post-match show on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network picks things up at the end of the day. The day’s coverage concludes on CBS Sports Golazo Network with The Champions Club (also streamed live on YouTube) and Scoreline.
Matchday 3 TV scheduleAll times U.S./Eastern
TUESDAY, OCT. 21
TIME
HOW TO WATCH
Champions League Matchday
12 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
Barcelona vs. Olympiacos
12:45 p.m.
Paramount+
Kairat vs. Pafos
12:45 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
UEFA Champions League Today pre-match
2 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
Champions League Matchday
2:45 p.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Network
The Golazo Show
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Newcastle United vs. Benfica
3 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
PSV vs. Napoli
3 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Paris Saint-Germain3 p.m.Paramount+Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Inter3 p.m.Paramount+Copenhagen vs. Borussia Dortmund
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Villarreal vs. Manchester City
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid
3 p.m.
Paramount+
UEFA Champions League Today post-match
5 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
The Champions Club
5 p.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Network, YouTube
Scoreline
7 p.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Network
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
TIME
HOW TO WATCH
Champions League Matchday
12 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
Athletic Club vs. Qarabag
12:45 p.m.
Paramount+
Galatasaray vs. Bodo/Glimt
12:45 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
UEFA Champions League Today pre-match
2 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
Champions League Matchday
2:45 p.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Network
The Golazo Show
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Chelsea vs. Ajax
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Real Madrid vs. Juventus
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Sporting Lisbon vs. Marseille
3 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network
Monaco vs. Tottenham Hotspur
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Atalanta vs. Slavia Praha
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Liverpool
3 p.m.
Paramount+
Bayern Munich vs. Club Brugge
3 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
UEFA Champions League Today post-match
5 p.m.
Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
The Champions Club
5 p.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Network, YouTube
Scoreline
7 p.m.
