Tottenham Hotspur head to the San Siro tomorrow night to commence their European campaign with a Champions League group stage clash against Inter Milan. It’s going to be rocking atmosphere in Italy as this will be Inter’s first UCL appearance in six years.
For a club that’s won the competition three times in their illustrious history, being out of Europe for so long is simply unacceptable, so you can be certain that everybody connected to Inter will be especially fired up for this one.
Let’s take a look at who Spurs boss Maurcio Pochettino could select for this match, knowing that he’ll be without a couple key players.
The Sports Bank Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction
Forwards: Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min
Centre-midfield: Harry Winks, Christian Eriksen, Moussa Dembele
Back line: Ben Davies, Jan Vertonghen, Davison Sanchez, Toby Alderweireld, Kieran Trippier
Goalkeeper: Michele Vorm
It’s feared that star attacking midfielder Dele Alli could be out of commission in this one, after having missed the loss to Liverpool over the weekend due to a hamstring injury. We do know that team Captain and No. 1 Hugo Lloris is on the shelf for awhile, because of a thigh injury. The two teams have met four times previously, splitting their four games.
Injury Report/Match Preview: go to this link
Kick-off: 5.55 pm (BST), Tuesday 18 Sept
Odds via Betway: Tottenham 6/4, Draw 21/10, Inter Milan 2/1
Prediction: Tottenham 2, Inter Milan 1
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