Just hours ago, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they have delayed the opening of our new stadium because of “issues with the critical safety systems” but there was one major piece of information missing from the statement which was released.
We had been expected to play our first game at the new stadium on 15 September against Liverpool but that match has now been switched to Wembley.
The next home game against Cardiff City on 6 October has also been moved to the national stadium.
A venue for their Premier League game against Manchester City on 28 October is currently ‘to be confirmed’ by the club.
What is the missing information?
The club failed to reference the fact that the above dates fall within the commencement of the Champions League group stages, which mean that some of these fixtures are also expected to be played at Wembley. An oversight, perhaps?
Thankfully Uefa has no hard and fast rules about playing every European match at the same venue.
What are the Champions League fixture dates?
September
18/19 September: Group stage, matchday one
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October
2/3 October: Group stage, matchday two
23/24 October: Group stage, matchday three
November
6/7 November: Group stage, matchday four
27/28 November: Group stage, matchday five
December
11/12 December: Group stage, matchday six
Should Tottenham manage to progress out of the group stage, the round of 16 will take place on the following dates.
February
12/13/19/20 February: Round of 16, first leg
March
5/6/12/13 March: Round of 16, second leg
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