Tottenham's Europa League campaign continues on Thursday when the Spurs host Fiorentina at White Hart Lane in the first leg of their last-32 tie. Tottenham finished second in their group, just one point behind Group C winners Besiktas. Mauricio Pochettino's men won three of their group matches, drew two and lost one.
Fiorentina finished top in Group K, three points clear of second-placed Guingamp, after winning four of their six matches. Both sides have been performing well on the domestic scene lately and both are aiming for Champions League football next season. Tottenham are currently sixth in the Premier League after winning four of their last six matches while Fiorentina are currently fourth in the Serie A after a six-match unbeaten run.
There are no fresh injury concerns for Pochettino but the manager might choose to rest a few key players for this weekend's Premier League action. Fiorentina will be without striker Giuseppe Rossi and winger Federico Bernardeschi.
Probable line-ups:
Spurs: Lloris - Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose - Bentaleb, Mason - Lamela, Dembele, Eriksen - Kane
Fiorentina: Tatarusanu - Richards, Rodriguez, Savic, Alonso - Aquilani, Pizarro, Fernandez - Diamanti, Babacar, Gomez
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Tottenham win - 23/20 Draw - 5/2 Fiorentina win - 13/5
timidi 9 years ago
After this match I am not so sure about Tottenham and I think that in Italy everything is possible. Tottenham scored that early goal and I was expecting that they continue to play well and win with more goals but after that we saw something total different. Fiorentina start to play better and Tottenham lost their good play....
After this match I am not so sure about Tottenham and I think that in Italy everything is possible. Tottenham scored that early goal and I was expecting that they continue to play well and win with more goals but after that we saw something total different. Fiorentina start to play better and Tottenham lost their good play. But thing are still open, after this draw Hotspur must be careful but I still think that they will go in next round.
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Shumar4life
9 years ago
I believe that Fiorentina will pass Tottenham in next match. They both played well in England, but Fiorentina showed some more organized play in defense, and Tottenham priority is for sure fight for the place in Champions league next season. Maybe they will suprise me but honestly I don't believe in that
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sharpe
9 years ago
Definitely have to be a good one, the question is how much Tottenham is willing to play in the next rounds of the tournament because the biggest English teams usually don't play at 100% in the Europa League. Spurs are regular participant in this tournament for the last 7-8 years or more and every time they are amongst the...
Definitely have to be a good one, the question is how much Tottenham is willing to play in the next rounds of the tournament because the biggest English teams usually don't play at 100% in the Europa League. Spurs are regular participant in this tournament for the last 7-8 years or more and every time they are amongst the top favourites for the cup but they don't even reach a final so I would be hurry with a guesses.
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timidi 9 years ago
Tottenham is my personal favorite for winning trophy this year in UEFA Europa League. They play against Fiorentina who are fourth in Seria A. I think that Tottenham have a better team and better chances to go in next round but they must take advantage of home ground and make sure that in London they secure place for next...
Tottenham is my personal favorite for winning trophy this year in UEFA Europa League. They play against Fiorentina who are fourth in Seria A. I think that Tottenham have a better team and better chances to go in next round but they must take advantage of home ground and make sure that in London they secure place for next round. Fiorentino is not bad team but they are racing with Napoli in their national league for third place and champions league next year and I think that they won't play 100% this match and that is why Tottenham is big favorite here.
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seculla
9 years ago
Matches between England and Italian teams are always good matches with many goals. Both sides are playing fast and good football so I think that this match will be one of the best in this stage in Europa League. On the other side, both teams are not constant in their leagues, and also there is always a question if "bigger"...
Matches between England and Italian teams are always good matches with many goals. Both sides are playing fast and good football so I think that this match will be one of the best in this stage in Europa League. On the other side, both teams are not constant in their leagues, and also there is always a question if "bigger" teams want to compete till the in this competition. I'm not risking to predict who will go to the next round, but I'm pretty sure that we will see good matches with many goals.
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