Tottenham Hotspur will face AS Monaco in the Champions League this evening.
Former Celtic and Arsenal forward Charlie Nicholas has told Sky Sports that Tottenham Hotspur will fail to win against AS Monaco this evening.
Tottenham will take on Monaco away from home at Stade Louis II in Champions League Group E.
Nicholas believes that the game between the Ligue 1 outfit and the Premier League side will end in a draw.
“It is obviously a huge game for Spurs,” Nicholas told Sky Sports. “Monaco have picked up their form again, with three pretty emphatic wins on the bounce, so it’s not an ideal situation for Mauricio Pochettino.
“I always think it suits the team that doesn’t have to force it and they can sit and wait and hit Spurs on the counter-attack. I don’t see them being particularly offensive.
“Have Spurs got enough about them? Harry Kane hasn’t really played well yet but he’s scored goals when Spurs needed them.
“I see them struggling here because of the situation they’ve created. I expect it will be a draw and Spurs will be hoping for a result in the other game.”
A footnote added: “Charlie predicts: 1-1 and Christian Eriksen to score first – 40/1 with Sky Bet.”
Tottenham returned to winning ways on Saturday evening with a 3-2 victory over West Ham at White Hart Lane in the Premier League.
The North London outfit will head into the match against Monaco with confidence, but under pressure as they have to pick up all three points.
Spurs are third in Champions League Group E at the moment with four points from four matches.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side are two points behind second-placed Bayer Leverkusen and four behind leaders Monaco.
There is a danger that Tottenham could fail to progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition this season.
The Tottenham players were training hard on Monday, as they prepared for this evening’s match against Monaco.
Below are some of the best photos from the session:
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