Atletico Madrid and Barcelona go into the second leg of their UEFA Champions League clash on Tuesday, April 14 with Atletico holding a 2-0 lead after the first leg. The hosts will likely be able to settle into their typical defensive style of play while Barcelona will need to lean on a powerful attack which has tallied 84 goals in 31 La Liga games.<\/p>\n
Kickoff from Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid is set for 3 p.m. ET and soccer fans can catch the action live on Paramount+<\/a>. Barcelona are -120 favorites on the 90-minute money line while Atletico Madrid are +270 in the latest Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona odds on DraftKings Sportsbook. A draw comes in at +330 and the total is set at 3.5 (Over -115, Under -110). You can take a look at the latest Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a> but before making any wagers, you need to see what SportsLine soccer expert Martin Green is betting on Tuesday’s match.<\/p>\n After working in the\u00a0sports betting<\/a>\u00a0industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Last year, Green was profitable in multiple areas on his\u00a0soccer betting<\/a>\u00a0picks, including Euro qualifying (+6.30 units), EFL Cup (+4.47), FA Cup (+3.07) and Champions League (+3.05), among others. Anyone who follows him could be way up.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Here are Green’s best bets and analysis for Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona on Tuesday, April 14.<\/p>\n Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona best betsBarcelona money line (-120): 1uRobert Lewandowski to score (+125): 0.5u<\/p>\n Barcelona will try to overturn a two-goal deficit when they face Atl\u00e9tico Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash on Tuesday. The Blaugrana suffered a bruising 2-0 defeat when these teams met at the Camp Nou last week. They were dominating the game, but defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off after bringing Atl\u00e9tico Madrid forward Giuliano Simeone in the 45th minute. Juli\u00e1n Alvarez fired in the resulting free kick, leaving Los Rojiblancos 1-0 up at halftime. Bar\u00e7a continued to dominate possession in the second half but they couldn’t find a breakthrough, and substitute Alexander S\u00f8rloth doubled Atl\u00e9tico’s advantage in the 70th minute. Los Rojiblancos are now firmly in command of this two-leg contest, but they will have to withstand a barrage of attacks from Barcelona’s forwards on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Atletico flourish in knockout competitions<\/p>\n Barcelona returned to winning ways when they hosted local rivals Espanyol at the Camp Nou on Saturday. Ferran Torres scored twice, and late goals from Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford wrapped up a 4-1 victory. That result left the Blaugrana nine points clear of their closest rivals Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league table. They’re 22 points ahead of Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, which highlights the gulf in quality between these teams. Barcelona beat Atl\u00e9tico Madrid in both of their league meetings this season. It finished 3-1 to Bar\u00e7a when they met at Camp Nou in December, and 2-1 to Bar\u00e7a when they renewed hostilities in Madrid last month.<\/p>\n However, Atl\u00e9tico often excel in knockout competitions. That was evident when they beat Barcelona over two legs in the Copa del Rey semifinals earlier this year. It finished 4-0 to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Barcelona won the second leg 3-0, but they ultimately lost 4-3 on aggregate. They will be desperate to avoid being eliminated from another competition by Atl\u00e9tico but they have a mountain to climb in Tuesday’s second leg. The club complained to UEFA about the refereeing decisions in last week’s defeat, arguing that they should have been awarded a penalty, but they only have themselves to blame. Cubars\u00ed was reckless when bringing down Simeone and the forwards were misfiring, so they’ll need to play much better if they’re to turn this clash around.<\/p>\n