Putting at the top of Group H of the 2017/2018 European Champions League and a possible preliminary qualification for the Round of 16, Tottenham and Real Madrid will play this Wednesday, November 1, in a match that is part of the fourth round of the group stage of the tournament, the first round of the second round. The game will be played at Wembley Stadium in London from 1745 GMT.
After three games, the teams are tied with seven points. Having tied for a 1-1 draw at Madrid, Tottenham will be able to stay in the lead if they go hand in hand with no goals in their domains. This is because direct confrontation is the first tiebreaker. Borussia Dortmund and Apoel split the third place with only one point.
Tottenham’s recent performance
Despite the good phase, Tottenham suffered two defeats in a row, both traumatic. After 11 unbeaten games (eight wins and three draws), he took the first pitch in the London derby against West Ham. For the English League Cup, also playing at home, he came out ahead of two goals on Wednesday, 25 of October, but it took the turn in the second time and ended up being eliminated in the competition when losing by 3 to 2.
The second failure was on Saturday, October 28. At Old Tradfford, it took 1 to 0 of Manchester for the English Championship. With that, he was parked in the 20 points (six wins, two draws and two losses). Remained in third place but saw the Manchester City leader open their lead to nine points.
Playing at Wembley Stadium while their new stadium is erected on the same spot as White Hart Lane, Tottenham are showing a drop in home income. With eight points (two wins, two draws and a loss) accumulated in 15 possible is only the sixth best manager of the Premier League version 2017/2018.
The big question for the departure of this Wednesday revolves around its main player. Striker Harry Kane (nine matches in the English Premier League 2017/2018, eight goals) was out of the duel against United and also the duel against West Ham due to the muscle injury. He will still have to undergo further tests to see if he can face Real Madrid. Also in the medical department is Victor Wanyama (two games, no goal). However, this is a minor loss.
The current form of Real Madrid
Sunday, October 29, brought an unpleasant surprise by Real Madrid. After seven unbeaten games (six wins and one draw), the team was beaten by the small Girona, 2-1, at home, at the rival’s home.
In this way, it complicated his situation very much in the attempt to maintain the title of the Spanish Championship. With 20 points (six wins, two draws and two losses), he is in third place with eight points behind Barcelona.
The impact of the unexpected defeat can be maximized in case of failure in the Champions League which is, of course, the top priority of the Real, which already collects 12 cups of the tournament and won the two most recent editions.
To face Tottenham in rehab, coach Zinedine Zidane will have to deal with three likely starters. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas (six games in the 2017/2018 Championship), side Daniel Carvajal (six games without a goal) and midfielder Gareth Bale (five games, two goals) are injured.
History of the matches against Tottenham and Real Madrid
In three matches against Tottenham before the duel of the first round of the 2017/2018 edition of the Champions League, Real Madrid have won without conceding a goal. The first clashes were in the knockout phase of the Champions League in its 2010/2011 edition. In Madrid, the Spaniards thrashed 4-0. Then in London they made 1-0. The last meeting was in a friendly tournament. In 2015, Real beat Tottenham 2-0.
PREDICTION: Real Madrid win @ 2.15
