Champions League

TOT Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur - BVB Dortmund Borussia Dortmund

TOT Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur

BVB Dortmund Borussia Dortmund

Tue, 20.01.202620:00 PM

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Niko Kovač on facing Spurs

"We want to win tomorrow, but to do that we need to put on an exceptional showing. We know that Tottenham have won their first three home games without conceding a goal. That means tomorrow won't be a walk in the park. We'll have to work hard, really hard, and stay focused."

Thomas Frank on facing Dortmund

"[It's] a game tomorrow against a very good German side [...] We are ready, we are focused for the game tomorrow and the plans look good."

Early Dortmund team news

Mussa Kaba and Aarón Anselmino are expected to play no part in this encounter, while it may also come to soon for Marcel Sabitzer. After competing for Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations, Ramy Bensebaini is back with the Dortmund squad, but illness kept him out of the Pauli game - he may have recovered in time for this fixture, though.

Probable Tottenham XI

Vicario - Porro, Romero (c), Danso, Spence - Gray, Bergvall - Odobert, Simons, Tel - Kolo Muani

Probable Dortmund XI

Kobel - Can (c), Anton, Schlotterbeck - Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson - Adeyemi, Brandt - Silva

1:07

Watch: Dortmund leave it late against St. Pauli

Dortmund let a two-goal lead slip at home to St. Pauli before Emre Can scored a late penalty to seal all three points for the hosts.

Tottenham's Premier League woes

Despite their solid standing in the Champions League, Spurs have struggled massively in the Premier League. In their game on Saturday, they lost 2-1 at home to relegation-threatened West Ham. Spurs currently sit 14th.

10:09

Watch: The best of Xavi Simons

A closer look at the Tottenham midfielder who made his name at RB Leipzig.

Tottenham's ex-Bundesliga group

The Tottenham squad is packed full of players who have played in the Bundesliga. Xavi Simons joined the club from RB Leipzig in the summer, whereas Mathys Tel (former Bayern) and Randal Kolo Muani (former Frankfurt) are also recent additions to the squad. João Palhinha is also currently on loan at the club, and the suspended Micky van de Ven made a name for himself at Wolfsburg.

Dortmund's struggles in England

BVB have lost seven of their last eight away matches against English opposition. Their last away win in England was against Spurs.

Tottenham's strong European home record

Tottenham are unbeaten in their last five games against German opposition (W3, D2), including wins against both TSG Hoffenheim and Frankfurt last season on their way to winning the Europa League. Spurs also haven't lost a European home game in their last 23, winning 19 of those. They have won all three of their Champions League home games this season without conceding.

Head-to-head

Dortmund and Tottenham have met six times in European competitions to date. Dortmund won the first two encounters in the 2015/16 Europa League round of 16, but have lost each of the last four. The two most recent encounters came during the 2018/19 Champions League round of 16 when Spurs won 3-0 at home and then 1-0 in Dortmund. Bayern Munich's Harry Kane scored the only goal in that second leg.

Tottenham - the story so far

Despite struggling in the English Premier League, Tottenham's record in the Champions League is nearly identical to that of Dortmund's, with just the goals for and against differing. Consequently, Tottenham sit just one place behind their opponents. Their last UCL outing was a 3-0 win at home to Slavia Prague, and both of their remaining games are against German opposition, first Dortmund and then Eintracht Frankfurt.

Dortmund - the story so far

Despite a disappointing draw at home to Bodø/Glimt last time out, Dortmund are still well placed to qualify for the knockout play-offs at the very least and sit just one point off the round of 16 places. However, Tottenham and Inter Milan in their final two games represent tough challenges.

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