If you visited Lamine Yamal’s Instagram page in the past few days, you’ll notice a new profile photo featuring LeBron James of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. It’s not just a nod to an inspirational athlete for Yamal; there is significance in the moment of what the picture shows.
The photo depicts James, then with the Cleveland Cavaliers, holding both the Larry O’Brien NBA championship trophy and the NBA Finals MVP trophy. That playoff series marked the first time an NBA team had overcome a 3-1 series deficit in an NBA Finals to win.
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While not a final, Tuesday’s stakes are high as Barcelona visits Atlético Madrid down 2-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal tie.
“Lebron is one of the references that is inspiring me for the game,” Yamal said. “I put it as my photo for that reason. I am thinking about how he did it [in 2016] and hoping for the same result for us.”
Atleti boss Diego Simeone made 10 changes at the weekend during their 2-1 LaLiga defeat to Sevilla. The manager said he has a plan for how to neutralize Barcelona and move on to the semifinals.
”We’re confident about what we need, and we’re confident about what we’re going to go for,” Simeone said. “Our goal is to progress, and we’ll play the match to make that happen.”
PSG finds itself in a similar situation as Atlético Madrid. Up 2-0 and traveling to Anfield, the Ligue 1 leaders were warned by their manager Luis Enrique to not expect another easy match after last week’s dismantling of the reigning Premier League champions.
“That’s the difficulty in this game as you need to be really careful,” Enrique said. “There are pitfalls. It’s almost a trap. Everyone says ‘you won easily 2-0 and are much better than the opposition. People say that and it might be the case, I don’t know. But things can change so quickly.
“You need to be ready. You can concede in the first half and the game is still open. What I do think is that we need to prepare this game exactly as previous games. [Liverpool] are going to have to come out and attack, try to score. but I need to ensure my team knows it will encounter difficulties. It won’t be easy.”
PSG knocked Liverpool out in last season’s Round of 16 after penalties.
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Follow along with Yahoo Sports for all of Tuesday’s Champions League action:
Live4 updates
Tue, April 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM PDT
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Tue, April 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM PDT
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Liverpool (4-2-2-2): Giorgi Mamardashvili, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai
PSG (4-3-3): Matvei Safonov, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha, João Neves, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Tue, April 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM PDT
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Atlético Madrid (4-4-2): Juan Musso, Clément Lenglet, Robin Le Normand, Matteo Ruggeri, Nahuel Molina, Koke, Marcos Llorente, Ademola Lookman, Giuliano Simeone, Julián Álvarez, Antoine Griezmann
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Joan García, Gerard Martín, Eric García, João Cancelo, Jules Koundé, Fermín López, Pedri, Gavi, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal
Tue, April 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT
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Hello and welcome to Yahoo Sports’ live coverage of Champions League quarterfinals second legs. The sprint to the finish line continues and Tuesday will show us if Barcelona and Liverpool can make comebacks. Follow all the action right here.
Here is today’s schedule:
3 p.m. ET: Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona
3 p.m. ET: Liverpool vs. PSG
Champions League quarterfinalsFirst legs
April 7
Arsenal 1, Sporting CP 0
Bayern Munich 2, Real Madrid 1
April 8
Atlético Madrid 2, Barcelona 0
PSG 2, Liverpool 0
Second legs
April 14
Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona (Atleti leads 2-0 on aggregate)
Liverpool vs PSG (PSG leads 2-0 on aggregate)
April 15
Arsenal vs. Sporting CP (Arsenal leads 1-0 on aggregate)
Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid (Bayern leads 2-1 on aggregate)
Semifinals
March 28-29 and May 5-6
Atlético Madrid/Barcelona vs. Arsenal/Sporting CP
Liverpool/PSG vs. Bayern Munich/Real Madrid
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All matches will kick off at 3 p.m. ET.
Final: May 30 (Puskás Aréna, Hungary)
Tuesday’s Champions League scores
3 p.m. ET: Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona
3 p.m. ET: Liverpool vs. PSG