Tuesday night in the Champions League sees the runners up from last season in action as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Crvena Zvezda To the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. With Bayern Munich out in front at the top of the group, this is an important game for both these teams as they aim to qualify for the knockout stages in second place.
As things stand In Group B, Tottenham Hotspur are at the bottom with just one point to their name from a possible 6 points in the Champions League this season. Crvena Zvezda are currently in second place with 3 points from their 2 games played.
This is a very important game for Tottenham Hotspur and their manager Mauricio Pochettino. A disappointing result at home in the Premier League on the weekend has added to the pressure on both the players and manager coming into this match.
Tottenham Hotspur are in poor form and have won just one of their last 6 Champions League games. They have lost each of their last 2 home Champions League matches, going down 1-0 to Ajax in the semi-final last season and suffering a very embarrassing 7-2 home defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich this season.
Last season, Tottenham Hotspur beat PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City at home in the Champions League. Spurs fans will be hoping their team can return to that sort of form this season by winning this match.
Crvena Zvezda have made a decent start to Champions League Group B. They began their campaign with a tough away match at Bayern Munich which they lost 3-0. However, they kept the score at 0-0 until the 33rd minute and did not concede again until the 80th minute.
Their second game in the group was crucial as it was a home match against Olympiacos. The Serbian club fell behind on the 37th minute and we're losing 1-0 at half time. However, they produced a strong come back in the second half to equalise and scored 2 goals inside the final few minutes to win the match 3-1.
Crvena Zvezda’s main problem in the Champions League is playing away from home and they have failed to win any of their last 9 away matches in the competition. They have lost heavily at PSG, Liverpool, Napoli and Bayern Munich.
Team news and Tottenham Hotspur are still without goalkeeper Hugo Lloris who is recovering from a dislocated elbow. They also have doubts over the fitness of Christian Eriksen who has a leg injury.
Crvena Zvezda have just one injury doubt for this match. Spanish midfielder Jose Canas is hoping to recover from an ankle injury in time to play.
This is a hugely important game for Tottenham Hotspur who need to get their season back on track. Fortunately for them, Crvena Zvezda do not travel well in the Champions League and Spurs should come out on top.