Fussball Club Basel 1893 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(Europa League Quarter Finals, 2nd Leg)
A tall order awaits Spurs as they travel to the city of Basel to face off a team who relegated Manchester United into the Europa League last season.
With a 2-2 scoreline back at the Lane, a 0-0 or even a 1-1 draw is not enough for us to proceed to the next round, thanks to the away goal rules. AVB knew this would be a fight to the finish, but it is a handicapped one as we are without Bale, Lennon, Gallas and Defoe, all out due to injury. This means players like Adebayor, Holtby, Sigurdsson and Dembele would have to step up and achieve the next step of the competition.
Home advantage aside, Basel would probably try to nick an early goal in order to secure a higher aggregate score. Statistically, they are strongest at home in Europa games, with them winning 4 Europa League matches without conceding a single goal. Also, we may see their striker Frei starting up and testing our back four.
An interesting match-up, with us likely to field the same side as against Everton last weekend.
COYS!
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