Tottenham Hotspur kick off their Champions League campaign this evening with a home fixture against Villarreal.
Tottenham’s Europa League final win against Manchester United secured their return to European football’s most prestigious club competition for the first time since the 2022/23 season.
Tottenham’s most recent Champions League campaign ended with a disappointing 1-0 aggregate defeat to Milan in the round of 16 while Antonio Conte was in charge.
The North Londoners have enjoyed a respectable start to life under boss Thomas Frank with three wins from their opening four Premier League matches.
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Dominic Solanke was missing from training on Friday as he continues to recover from his ankle injury, while summer signing Kota Takai still also remains sidelined having yet to make his Tottenham debut.
Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison all once again miss out as they continue their comeback from their respective injury issues, while Radu Dragusin took part in some of the session but is still not ready to return from his ACL injury.
Mathys Tel was not included in Tottenham’s Champions League squad and is ineligible for selection until at least the knockout stage.
This is the Tottenham team that takes to the field in North London to take on Villarreal this evening:
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall; Kudus, Richarlison, Simons.
Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Danso, João Palhinha, Udogie, Gray, Johnson, Odobert, Davies, Kolo Muani, Scarlett, Byfield
Villarreal XI: Luiz Júnior; Mouriño, Foyth, Veiga, Sergi Cardona; Pépé, Gueye, Comesaña, Buchanan; Ayoze Pérez, Mikautadze
Spurs need to begin their Champions League campaign with a win
Tottenham fans were pleased with the Champions League draw when it was made last month and Thomas Frank’s side have to win their home matches to put themselves in the best place for qualification.
With a trip to Bodo/Glimt to follow next, Tottenham have a great opportunity to go into the trip to Monaco next month with two wins out of two.
For those wondering how to watch the game in the UK, Tottenham vs Villarreal will be broadcast live for free on Amazon Prime.