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Tottenham Hotspur’s road in the Champions League ends here, today. Spurs are set to take on CSKA Moscow in their final group stage match in the competition; with no path to escape their group, the only thing left to play for is to parachute into the knock-out stages of the Europa League.
Which they can do with any kind of a result against the defending champions of the Russian Premier League! But don’t think that CSKA will roll over. They don’t want to finish last in their group and drop out of Europe entirely either. Spurs escaped Moscow with a 1-0 win in their first encounter, so expect a stiff test from the Russian side.
For Spurs fans, the big question is how seriously Mauricio Pochettino will take this match. They’re unlikely to break any attendance records this time around in Wembley Stadium, and while Pochettino talked a big game about doing their best in Europa, Spurs also have a big league match at Old Trafford coming up this weekend. Some rotation is expected. How much rotation could lead us to a further understanding of whether Poche is talking out of his posterior.
COYS!
Lineups
#THFC team: Lloris (C); Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose; Winks, Wanyama; Eriksen, Dele, Son; Kane. #COYS pic.twitter.com/NwQpWaAgwa
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 7, 2016
Subs: Vorm, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Dembele, Sissoko, Nkoudou, Onomah. #COYS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 7, 2016
CSKA lineup: Akinfeev, Nababkin, A. Berezutskiy, V.Berezutskiy, Shchennikov, Natcho, Golovin, Tosic, Milanov, Dzagoev, Traore. #UCLonFOX
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 7, 2016
How to Watch
Date/time: Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 7:45 p.m. (UK), 2:45 p.m. ET (USA)Venue: White Hart Lane, London, UK
Official: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
TV: Fox Sports 2 (USA), BT Sport 1/2 (UK), TSN1 (Canada), beIN Sports 3 (Australia), other listings at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: Fox Sports Go / Fox Soccer2Go (USA), BT Sport Live Streaming (UK)
Radio: Audio streamed at tottenhamhotspur.com, also often at BBC Radio London, BBC Radio 5 Live, and TalkSport
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