A thrilling party will be presented in Group H Champions League qualifying tonight. The defending champion Real Madrid will struggle for the top of Group H with a strong team from England, Tottenham Hotspur.
Since the group stage was held, both Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur both look brilliant. They both won two consecutive wins and by chance they both scored 5 goals and conceded a goal. Real Madrid are currently top of the table as their Alphab is 'R' earlier than 'T' Tottenham, so this action will be the determination of who is best among them.
Meeting at Santiago Bernabeu tonight is the third time both teams face off in the Champions League. The last time they met in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2010.
At that time Real Madrid successfully beat The Lillywhites with a score of 4-0 at the Bernabeu and win 0-1 at White Hart Lane, so they are determined to repeat the achievement in the middle of the week.
In addition to grabbing top positions, there are two more aspects that make this match interesting. The first is this fight will be a 'reunion' Gareth Bale and Luka Modric. Both players had a chance to taste a career in North London before flying to Madrid a few years ago. But unfortunately Bale can not play in this fight because of injury.
The second element that makes this match interesting to watch is a duel between Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both players are currently the top scorer in the Champions League, where Kane has made 5 goals while Ronaldo made 4 goals. As a result this game can be a confirmation of who is a true predator on European soil this season.
Entertaining one of the dangerous teams from England, Zinedine Zidane has a number of problems with injuries. Keylor Navas, Gareth Bale should be absent due to injury while Daniel Carvajal should also be absent due to heart problems.
Zidane himself will likely play a 4-3-3 scheme in this fight, where Kiko Casilla will be believed to be the goalkeeper of Los Blancos in the game later. In the defense sector, Zidane will likely still play Achraf Hakimi to fill the right-back position. In the attack line, Isco will be back in to help Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo attack the Spurs defense.
In the visitors' camp, coach Mauricio Pochettino came to the Spanish capital without his best strength. Victor Wanyama, Erik Lamela and Danny Rose are doubtful due to injury, while Dele Alli can not be played for suspension.
Pochettino is likely to drop the 3-4-3 scheme in this match, where Harry Kane will be plotted as the spearhead of The Lillywhites and underpinned by Son Heung-Min and Christian Eriksen's widening moves. Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier will be in charge of the rhythm of the Spurs game, while their goalkeeper will be escorted by Hugo Lloris.
Estimated Player Composition
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Casilla; Marcelo, Varane, Ramos, Hakimi; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Ronaldo, Benzema, Isco
Tottenham (3-4-3): LLoris;Vertonghen, Sanchez Alderweireld; Davies, Dembele, Dier, Aurier; Heung-Min, Kane, Eriksen
Second Team Statistics
Head to Head
04/08/15 Real Madrid 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur (AUC)
14/04/11 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Real Madrid (UCL)
06/04/11 Real Madrid 4 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur (UCL)
Last Five Real Madrid Matches(K-M-M-M-M)
21/09/17 Real Madrid 0 - 1 Real Betis (La Liga)
23/09/17 Deportivo Alavés 1 - 2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
27/09/17 Borussia Dortmund 1 - 3 Real Madrid (UCL)
02/10/17 Real Madrid 2 - 0 Espanyol (La Liga)
14/10/17 Getafe 1 - 2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Tottenham Hotspur Last Five Matches (M-M-M-M-M)
20/09/17 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Barnsley (CC)
23/09/17 West Ham United 2 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur (EPL)
27/09/17 APOEL 0 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur (UCL)
30/09/17 Huddersfield Town 0 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur (EPL)
14/10/17 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Bournemouth (EPL)
Predicted Scores
The course of the third match of Group H Champions League is certainly going to run exciting. Both teams will perform as strong as possible to secure the status as top standings group H.
The conditions of the two teams can be said to be quite similar, in which both teams are equally missing some central pillars that are injured. But in this fight the El Real camp will be championed out as a winner, considering they are very strong when playing in front of their own supporters.
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