Mauricio Pochettino comments on whether Lucas Moura will start for Tottenham Hotspur against Barcelona

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Tottenham Hotspur are due to take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Tuesday evening.

Mauricio Pochettino was not giving much away, when asked about Tottenham Hotspur’s team selection plans for Barcelona in the Daily Mail.

Tottenham took on Leicester City at the weekend, with Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen rested.

It seems that the attacking pair are now guaranteed starters at the Nou Camp in midweek.

However, the rest of the make-up of Tottenham’s attack against Barcelona is far from clear.

The biggest dilemma facing Pochettino may be whether or not to play Lucas Moura, who only had a limited impact at the weekend.

The £23 million signing (BBC Sport) offers Spurs pace and trickery when he starts, but Pochettino does have other options.

And when asked whether Moura would be in the group of starting players, Pochettino responded by saying to a journalist: “Yes, you are picking the team.”

Tottenham are likely to need to win against Barcelona to stand a chance of progressing.

Spurs have managed to salvage their Champions League campaign, but beating Barca may be their toughest challenge yet.