Tottenham Hotspur head to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie all but certain to advance on to the quarter-finals. Up 3-0 on aggregate, Spurs can go on to the round of eight without having to go full bore or even start their strongest first team.
Let’s take a look at who Mauricio Pochettino could select for his first team in this clash.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Borussia Dortmund UCL (3-0 aggregate)
Attack: Lucas Moura, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min
Midfield: Harry Winks, Christian Eriksen, Moussa Sissoko
Defense: Juan Foyth, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Serge Aurier
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris
Meanwhile Dortmund could go with an XI that features:
Gotze up top, Guerreiro, Reus and Sancho up in the attacking midfield, Delaney and Witsel in central midfield, a back line of Diallo, Zagadou, Akanji and Hakimi, and Burki in goal.
Tottenham Hotspur at Borussia Dortmund UCL Round of 16 (3-0 aggregate) FYIs
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Kickoff: Tuesday, March 5, 8pm, Westfalenstadion
Odds (90 minutes only) via Betfair: Tottenham 13/10, Draw 5/2, Dortmund 19/10
Odds to qualify (including extra-time and penalties): Dortmund 9/1, Tottenham 1/50
Google Result Probability (90 minutes only): Dortmund 48%, Tottenham win 26%, Draw 26%
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1
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