Tottenham Hotspur returns to the action of the Europa League Thursday evening when they welcome Eintracht Francfurt north of London for the first leg of their quarter -final.
Spurs are aimed at putting an end to their drought of 17 -year -old trophy by winning the second most prestigious competition in Europe this season. To say that the title would end not only their expectations of 17 years, but would also ensure a place in the Champions League for next season.
However, Tottenham was far from convincing during their last victory over Az Alkmaar and was to avoid the complacency against a Frankfurt team exceeding this term under Dino Toppmoller.
Here’s how Lilywhites could line up on Thursday.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – Vicario will come up against one of the most devastating in Europe most devastating this season in the former Paris Saint-Germain striker Hugo Ekitike. He managed 19 goals all competitions and will be sure to test the Spurs cap.
RB: Pedro Porro – It was a season far from being impeccable for porro, whose defensive deficits were exposed too regularly. However, he remains crucial for Tottenham’s attack with a distribution of experts.
CB: Cristian Romero – Romero has been uncertain for the club and the country since his return from injury and will be exposed by the imposing Ekitike if he will not be able to increase his levels on Thursday.
CB: Micky Van de VE – Given a precious rest during the weekend victory against Southampton, Van de Voi will come back in the departure training for partner Romero. The speed of Dutch will be essential to stifle the threat of counter-attack by Frankfurt.
LB: Djed Spence – Spence has kept Destiny Udogie and Porro out of the team in recent weeks, with the irreplaceable versatile side rear given its impressive current form.
CM: Lucas Bergvall – A long five-minute Var check refused to Bergvall his first Premier League goal on weekends, but the 19-year-old was enough to win another departure in the machine room.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – Bentancur and Bergvall must be in constant communication to prevent Mario Gotze from former Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, to unlock the rear guard of the spurs.
RW: Brennan Johnson – Wilson Odobert marked twice against Az while the Spurs have reserved the passage in the last eight, but the joint of Johnson against the saints could see the international of Wales keeping its place.
AM: James Maddison – With Dejan Kulusevski always sidelined through an injury, Maddison’s creativity will be the key to the opening of Frankfurt. The Englishman succeeded six contributions to the objectives in his last ten outings.
LW: Son Heung -Min – Its now has six games without scoring for Spurs and South Korea, with its influence discouraging the tire of the legs. But the 32 -year -old man can always be exceptionally clear for his best.
ST: Dominic Solanke – Almost a third of Solanke’s goals and assists came to the Europa League this quarter and it will be desperate to shoot the semi-finals in next week.
