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Happy Wednesday, Tottenham fans! It's match day... again. Hey, remember that time when Tottenham Hotspur beat AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League? Here, let me jog your memory:
Lennon to take on Yepes here... And he's away, Aaron Lennon.... CROUCH.... YESSSSSSS!!!
Today will be the first time that Tottenham has faced AC Milan since that wonderful, beautiful night in Milan. And while we no longer have Peter Crouch, and we sort of don't have Aaron Lennon anymore, we still get to remember that beautiful night while we play a meaningless friendly in a dumb Audi Cup three days before opening the Premier League season at Old Trafford and g*d***it now I'm angry again.
Lineups:
#THFC team v @acmilan: McGee; Trippier, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies; Dier, Bentaleb; Onomah, Lamela, Carroll; Chadli #COYS #AudiCup2015
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 5, 2015
#THFC subs: Lloris, Vorm, Alderweireld, Rose, Wimmer, Walker, Alli, Dembele, Eriksen, Mason, Winks, Kane #COYS #AudiCup2015
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 5, 2015
#ACMilan's starting XI vs Tottenham: Abbiati; Abate, Alex, Mexes, Calabria; Poli, Montolivo, Jose Mauri; Suso; Cerci, Matri #AudiCup2015
— AC Milan (@acmilan) August 5, 2015
Match information:
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Time: 6:15 p.m. Munich, 5:15 p.m. UK, 12:15 p.m. USA
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria
TV: ESPN2 (USA English), ESPN Deportes (USA Spanish), Premier Sports (UK), Setanta Sports 1 (Ireland). Find your local listings on livesoccertv.com
Streaming: WatchESPN (USA). Yesterday Spurs also streamed the match through their Facebook page. I haven't seen confirmation if they'll do that again, or if it will be geo-locked. But you can try it.
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