Tottenham Hotspur vs Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Sreya

Tottenham Hotspur vs Real Madrid – Tottenham Hotspur hosts Real Madrid at the Wembley on 1st November, Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League fixture.

Tottenham Hotspur are top of Group H in a surprising turn of events after their 1-1 draw at Santiago Bernabeu on Matchday 3, while Real Madrid are a close second with seven points, trailing the English club only because they drew their home fixture against Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

There hasn’t been much to separate the two sides in Europe’s premier competition this season and the defending champions must put an impeccable performance tonight to take the top spot.

Both clubs lost last weekend – while Spurs were beaten away at Old Trafford, Real Madrid’s loss to Girona came more as a surprise.

Team News

Victor Wanyama and Erik Lamela miss out due to injuries while Dele Alli will be assessed closer to kick-off. Harry Kane returns to the lineup though.

Real Madrid will be without the injured Gareth Bale, Jesus Vallejo, Mateo Kovacic, Keylor Navas, Raphael Varane, Luca Zidane and Daniel Carvajal.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Serge Aurier, Christian Eriksen, Moussa Dembele, Harry Winks, Jan Vertonghen, Dele Alli, Harry Kane.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Kiko Casilla, Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Isco, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.

“We all know how football works, sometimes you are going to lose matches and it’s obviously frustrating. After a defeat people aren’t happy but in some ways I like this. I like that we have a big game coming up. I feel I work my best in these situations.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Tottenham Hotspur vs Real Madrid H2H Stats, Real Madrid have won three and drawn one of their previous four meetings with Tottenham Hotspur. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in the last three encounters between these two clubs in all competitions.

A 1-1 draw is the most likely result tonight.