Tottenham Hotspur returns to the Europa League action on Thursday evening, when Eintracht Frankfurt welcomed northern London in the first part of their tie in the quarterfinals.
Ties They aim to finish their 17 -year -old trophy drought winning the second most prestigious Europe competition this season. To say that the title would not only end up with its agonizing 17 -year -old wait, but it would also get a place in the Champions League next season.
However, Tottenham was far from convincing in his last 16 victory over Az Alkmaar and must avoid complacency against a Frankfurt side that exceeded the expectations of this term under Dino Toppmoller.
This is how the Lilywhites could align -on Thursday.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – Vicario will be presented against one of the most devastating centers in Europe this season at the former Paris Saint-Germain striker, Hugo Ekitike. He has managed 19 goals throughout the competition and will be sure to try the Stoper Spurs.
RB: Pedro Porro – It has been an impeccable season for Porro, whose defensive deficiencies have been exposed too regularly. However, it is still crucial to Tottenham’s attack with the distribution of experts.
CB: Cristian Romero – Romero has been affected by the club and the country since his return from the injury and will be exposed by Ekitike in case he did not increase the levels on Thursday.
CB: Micky Van de Vell – Given a valuable rest during the Earn from weekend over SouthamptonVan Ven will return to the initial program to associate in Romero. The Dutch speed will be key to quench Frankfurt’s counterattack.
LB: Djed Spence – Spence has kept Destiny Udogie and Porro out of the team in recent weeks, with the versatile and complete irreplaceable, given its impressive current form.
Cm: Lucas Bergvall – A long five -minute var checking denied Bergvall his first Premier League Objective at the weekend, but the 19 -year -old has done enough to win another start in the engine room.
Cm: Rodrigo Bentancur – Bentancur and Bergvall will have to be constantly communicating to stop the ex -Bayern Munich and the Borussia star Dortmund, Mario Gotze, to unblock the rear of the Spurs.
RW: Brennan Johnson – Wilson Odobert twice marked against Az when Spurs reserved the passage to the last eight, but Johnson’s strip against the Saints could see that the Wales International retained his place.
AM: James Maddison – With Dejan Kulusevski still spoken by injuries, Maddison’s creativity will be key to cutting Frankfurt Open. English has managed six goals in its last ten outings.
LW: Son PEANG -min – Son now has six games without scoring for Spurs and South Korea, with its influence that it was reduced as your legs get tired. But the 32 -year -old can still be exceptionally clear when at his best.
St: Dominic Solanke – Almost a third of Solanke’s goals and assists have come to the Europe League This term and he will be desperate to say goodbye to the spurs in the semis for the following week.