(Champions League Quarter Final, 2nd Leg)
It was a night to forget at the Bernabeu where we were thrashed 4-0 (2 incidentally by an ex-gooner who was on loan from a team with whom we are fighting for 4th this season) and got 1 man sent off. And now the fight has been brought to our home front.
Let's start off with the visitors first. Mourinho is returning to London with caution on his mind. Though the Los Galacticos were 4-0 up, he is still wary of a Spurs comeback. With Barcelona coming up in the next 2 consecutive games (La Liga and Copa del Rey) and possibly as a Champions League opponent, Mourinho will probably try to minimise damage from us and play a defensive game. He has Ronaldo fully fit and ready, Benzema coming back from injury and Kaka found his groove back. That's a potent combo our porous defence need to deal with.
Spurs will be without suspended Crouch, so my guess is we will go for a traditional 4-4-2. The probable line-up would be - Gomes - Assou-Ekotto, Gallas, Dawson, Corluka - Bale, Sandro/Huddlestone, Van der Vaart/Modric, Lennon - Defoe, Pavlyuchenko. We missed 1 flying wing in the Bernabeu, and with no game in the weekend, I would say Lennon would be ready and available.
Will our dream end here, or will a miracle happen? Enjoy while it still lasts.
COYS!!!!
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