Tuesday evening, from 20:00 pm, Tottenham receives the visit of Olympiacos Piraeus, in the 5th stage of the UEFA Champions League groups. Jose Mourinho’s team cannot rely on Lloris and Vorm (both goalkeepers), and Lamela and Vertonghen are uncertain. The Gazzaniga Argentinian, who has gained a lot of confidence lately, will also be at the gate of the Londoners.
After four matches, Tottenham are in a favorable position to qualify, in second place in Group B. Spurs has 7 points and 13-9 goal, built largely thanks to clear victories with the Red Star Belgrade. Leader in group B is Bayern Munich, with maximum score and 15-4 goal. Theoretically, the Red Star and Olympiacos can relaunch the fight for second place, but the scenario is a very difficult one: the Greeks have to win in London, and the Red Star against Bayern! Thus, the dice seem to have already been thrown into Group B.
The big news in Tottenham’s camp is the appointment as manager of the Portuguese Jose Mourinho, thus returned to English football. Under Mourinho’s command, Tottenham defeated West Ham in the final stage of the championship (3-2), in a match in which Spurs led 3-0, after an excellent performance of the stars Alli, Kane and Moura. Given the game of white-blue, it is hard to believe that Olympiacos can oppose this move.
Tottenham have a series of 4 consecutive matches without fail, while Olympiacos goes through a complicated reconstruction, which costs them supremacy in Greece. Last stage, the red and white teamed with modest Panionios (1-1), after they also drew with Xanthi Skoda, score 0-0. The tour was 2-2 in Piraeus, but the dates of the problem were quite different. Spurs wants to secure his qualification, has a new breath on the team, and Mourinho does not accept wrong steps on Tuesday night.
PROBABLE TEAMS AT TOTTENHAM – OLYMPIACOS
Tottenham Hotspur: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Rose; Dier, Ndombele; Moura, Alli, Son; Kane
Olympiacos: That; Gaspar, Semedo, Papadopoulos, Tsimikas; Bouchalakis, Camara, Valbuena; Podence, Guerrero, Sudan
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,90
