Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are playing in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday and the match is streaming from FOX and the first leg game starts up at 2:45 pm ET and has Lionel Messi and crew taking on their La Liga rivals at Estadio Camp Nou for the quarters and the match is hotly anticipated and will be live streamed online and on the radio.
The two teams are battling atop the La Liga standings with Real Madrid and now Barca and Atletico come in looking to get a win in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinals showdown. Right now Madrid is tops in the league with a one point lead over Barcelona and Barca jumped ahead of Real with their win in El Clasico and that saw a hat trick from Lionel Messi and clearly his layoff after being injured has not stopped him from scoring. The team is close at the top heading into the finish and Barcelona will have another chance with Real, as the two play in the Copa Del Rey finals as well.
Lionel Messi comes in leading in goals in La Liga once again with 23 and he has been the leader for the team in the Champions League as well, while Cesc Fábregas is best with 12 assists in league games and Neymar and Xavi come in tops in the UCL competition. These two teams know each other very well and so far they have played three times already this year and this marks the fourth time and the rest of the matches have been draws and now both will be looking for a win at Nou Camp. Diego Simeone and his team are not afraid of Barca and they come in with the lead in La Liga and Barcelona is looking to make a point on Tuesday night.
Gus Johnson will be calling the other match for FOX and that has the defending champions in Bayern Munich taking on Manchester United and that gives Wayne Rooney the chance to shine again. Robin Van Persie is out for this match and the next one and now he will be relied on even more. Messi holds the same weight for Barca and if he can break through like he did in El Clasico, the team should have no problems taking this first leg as they look to advance in the Champions League. The two teams are very strong up front and the defense will have to watch out for the aggressive play on both sides as they move ahead.
Barcelona comes into the game after an away win against Espanyol and a home win against Celta Vigo and that came after the Clasico match, which was one of the best of the year and saw seven combined goals, including three from Messi. The two teams will meet against and that will be in the Cop finals and Atletico and Barca also have another date and that comes after a match in Estadio Camp Nou with Real Betis. Barcelona is looking to get back in the lead in La Liga and this would be a great way to start.
Check here for the Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid live coverage from FOX on Tuesday for the Champions League on the Fox Soccer 2Go website.
