Tottenham Hotspur travel to Cyprus to face APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur will face Cyprus club APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday night in the Champions league.
Spurs defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in their opening Champions League match, and the north London club will be in a good position in the group if they beat APOEL.
They should be heading into this match will full confidence having won 3-2 against West Ham in their last game.
APOEL have been struggling domestically, having won just once from their opening three games of the campaign.
Jan Vertonghen is suspended for the tie after his red card in the previous match against Dortmund.
Dele Alli will also be missing the tie. The England international will be serving the second of a three-match ban.
Pochettino said in the press conference that Dembele will miss out as well. Christian Eriksen has been ruled out through illness.
Serge Aurier, who was red carded against West Ham, is likely to play in the right-back role. Here’s the predicted Spurs line-up:
APOEL have lost five of their last nine Champions League ties at home. Having said that, Spurs need to improve their away record as well, having won just two of their last eight away games in the Champions League.
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