Tottenham badly need a win to kick start their 2019/20/ season.
The full match squad is as follows:
Starting XI – Gazzaniga, Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Ndombele, Sissoko, Alli, Lamela, Son, Kane.
Substitutes – Austin, Winks, Dier, Lo Celso, Foyth, Eriksen, Moura.
Spurs are currently on a three-game winless streak and lost heavily to Bayern Munich on the last matchday of this competition.
Victory would however move them back up to second position in the group and on track to qualify for the knockout stages.
With the pressure mounting on Pochettino and his players, a big performance tonight would go down a treat and perhaps help lift the gloom around the club.
Red Star, in contrast, are in impressive form having won their last six matches in all competitions, scoring 24 goals and conceding just four.
If Spurs are to win, it’ll be hard earned. However, last season’s semi-finalists must attack the game with confidence or it will be a long night for supporters.
It’s not all doom and gloom for the home side. Harry Kane is in fine scoring form as you’d expecting, netting 13 goals in 14 matches for club and country. It’s no surprise to see him on tonight’s teamsheet.
A big piece of news is the return of Giovani Lo Celso, albeit on the bench. He has missed the majority of the season so far with a hip injury. Scoring 16 goals and assisting six times last season in Spain, he can provide real attacking threat if Pochettino needs it.
Erik Lamela and Heung-min Son have also been named in the starting lineup after coming off the bench at the weekend.
Can Spurs take a big step towards qualification from the group? It’ll likely be an exciting night either way.
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