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AROUND THE CLUB

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ANTONIO CONTE

1 6TheItalianknowstheimportanceofastrong
start in our European campaign

CRISTIAN ROMERO

2 9Backtofitnessandeagertosamplethe
Champions League in N17

OPPOSITION

Igor Tudor’s Marseille squad contain several
familiar faces and plenty of talent
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HEAD COACH

ACNOTONNTEIO

G ood evening and welcome to two goals disallowed for offside.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium With that in mind, we still have room to

for tonight’s UEFA Champions improve and need to become more clinical
to close games out because we have seen
League opening fixture against that if we leave it open then we can finish
the game under pressure.
Olympique Marseille.
We are delighted to be back With so many games in such a short
space of time, our focus quickly turned to
after two seasons away. The Champions this evening and I should like to welcome
League is the most important competition Igor Tudor, his players, staff and everyone
in Europe and everyone at the Club worked associated with Marseille.
hard last season to achieve our goal of a
top four finish and qualification back into They have made a strong start to their
this competition. Ligue 1 season and, like us, are unbeaten
from their opening six games. Olympique
We have been drawn in Group D Marseille has a great history in this
alongside tonight’s opponents, Olympique competition and we will have to be at our
Marseille, as well as Sporting Clube de best tonight against a talented team who
Portugal and Eintracht Frankfurt. This is will be backed by passionate supporters.
a group with strong opponents, however
our immediate target is to progress to the These are special nights for everyone.
next round. We want to enjoy the Champions League
and know the importance of starting well
We go into this game on the back of a in this competition.
victory over Fulham on Saturday. I was
happy with our performance and the result Your backing is so important to us and
because we played with personality in a I know you will be cheering us on from the
game that wasn’t easy. first minute until the final whistle.

However, the scoreline could have Enjoy the game.
been greater as we created so many
chances, hit the woodwork and had

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NEWS DESK CLEMENT’S
FINE START
OBITUARY - TONY BERRY
Clement Lenglet revealed he was
We were saddened to hear of the passing After 11 years on our Board, he stepped
down and became a Club Vice-President in delighted to get a winning start on
of our former chairman, Tony Berry, who August 1998.
his full Spurs debut at the weekend –
died on 26 August, at the age of 81. Outside of football he was a qualified
Born and raised in Edmonton, he accountant who had a successful business while paying tribute to his compatriot
career particularly within recruitment.
attended Latymer School in Edmonton and He purchased and grew Blue Arrow and Hugo Lloris for helping us secure the
emerged in his teens as a talented all-round subsequently became chairman of Brook
sportsman, featuring in our youth team Street Bureau, Manpower and Recruit PLC. three points against Fulham.
during season 1958/59. A schoolboy boxing In his final years he was chairman of Berry The French defender, on loan from
champion and Edmonton and Middlesex Recruitment Group.
Young Amateur cricketer, he had a spell Barcelona, made it into Antonio Conte’s
as chairman at St Albans City FC prior to He leaves behind wife Marion and starting XI for the Premier League clash
joining our Board in March, 1987. He took children Jemma and Spencer and we would with the Cottagers on Saturday and
over as Club Chairman in June 1991 and like to extend our condolences to all his slotted straight into our back three, his
held the role for the 1991/92 season before family and friends at this sad time. composure and calmness making it look
becoming Deputy Chairman in June 1992. like he’d been with us for years.

Although having made his debut with
a brief cameo here against Southamp-
ton, this was Clement’s first taste of
action since that opening day fixture and
admitted he enjoyed the occasion.

“I’m very happy because it’s a new
challenge for me, a new competition, a
new team, new stadium – everything was
new,” said the 27-year-old. “I’m very happy
to start and to win with my team-mates.”

In what was mostly a dominant
display, we led 2-0 thanks to goals from
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane,
saw two goals ruled out for offside and
created numerous other chances. But
a late strike from Aleksandar Mitrovic
meant we were under pressure in the
closing stages and needed a stunning
save from skipper Lloris to preserve the
victory.

“It’s a big win because it’s a difficult
opponent. We played a good game with
a lot of intention to take possession, to
try to put difficulty against this team,
and we found a lot of solutions to create
occasions to score goals. Maybe, we
didn’t score a lot, but it’s not a problem
because we won, and that’s most impor-
tant,” added Clement, before heaping
praise on his French colleague in goal
for his late save.

“This is the definition of Hugo Lloris,
no? He is always present when we have
a bad moment or if we’re in difficulty. He
showed all his quality in this save. We are
all happy to have Hugo behind us.”

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Tomaž Klančnik, Andraž Kovačič (both Slovenia)
Fourth official: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

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MATCH REWIND

MATCH SPURS HOJBJERG (40), KANE (75) 2
REWIND FULHAM 1

MITROVIC (83)

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SPURS (3-4-3): FULHAM (4-2-3-1):
Lloris (c), Royal, Romero, Dier, Leno, Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream
Lenglet, Sessegnon, Bentancur, (c), Robinson (Mbabu 29), Reed,
Palhinha (Vinicius 85), De Cordova-
Hojbjerg, Richarlison, Son Reid (James 61), Pereira (Cairney
(Perisic 84), Kane (Kulusevski 78). 61), Kebano (Willian 60), Mitrovic.
Substitutes (not used): Rodak, Duffy,
Substitutes (not used): Forster, Chalobah, Diop.
Doherty, Tanganga, Sanchez, Davies,

Skipp, Bissouma.

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…PLAYERS TO HAVE FEATURED FOR SPURS AND MARSEILLE

He returned to England with Sheffield Wednesday in July
1992, having scored 29 goals in 149 appearances for Marseille,
and later had spells with Falkirk, Bradford City, Sunderland,
Burnley and Torquay United.

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Chris Waddle Mido

With his languid style and flowing mullet, Chris Waddle was the Much-travelled Egyptian striker Mido played for 11 clubs during
first player to feature for both of tonight’s clubs when he left us his 14-year playing career, with Spurs and Marseille among them.
for Marseille in July 1989.
Born in Cairo, he started his career with local side Zamelek,
Having made his name during five years with hometown club making his professional debut at the age of 17. He then had spells
Newcastle United, playing alongside the likes of Peter Beardsley in Belgium (with Gent), Netherlands (Ajax) and Spain (Celta Vigo)
and Kevin Keegan and helping the Magpies win promotion to the before getting his first taste of French football when he joined
First Division in 1983/84, Waddle headed south to join us in July Marseille in 2003, signing a five-year contract.
1985.
Mido was quickly into his stride in the south of France and
He scored a brace on his Spurs debut against Watford on played Champions League football for the first time in his
the opening day of the 1985/86 season and, although we had career, scoring against Real Madrid in November 2003 in a 2-1
a disappointing season and finished 10th, Waddle had showed defeat. But the second half of that season was less successful
glimpses of his wonderful wing play that soon made him a as he struggled to find form and then was hit by injuries.
big favourite with Spurs fans. With David Pleat in charge and
playing alongside the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Clive Allen, In the end, he spent just one year with Marseille before
Waddle was one of the stars of our 1986/87 campaign in which moving to Roma on the final day of the 2004 summer transfer
we finished third in the table, lost the FA Cup Final and reached window, although within six months he had arrived at White Hart
the semi-finals of the League Cup. In his first two seasons with Lane, initially joining us on an 18-month loan in January 2005.
us, he played 104 games and scored 25 times. Mido started with a bang, scoring twice on his debut against
Portsmouth and finished the campaign with four goals in 13
But he was on the move to France in July 1989, with his £4.5 appearances for us.
million transfer to Marseille making him the third most expen-
sive player ever at that time. He quickly endeared himself to Despite competing with Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane
the Marseille faithful when he scored an incredible goal against for our striking positions, Mido scored a respectable 11 goals
PSG, controlling a long ball on his chest in the area, lifting it over in 27 Premier League appearances during 2005/06 and joined
the goalkeeper and then backheeling the ball over the line! us permanently in August 2006. But opportunities weren’t as
forthcoming the following season and he ended 2006/07 with
Marseille had a team full of star quality which included the five goals in 23 games before leaving us for Middlesbrough.
likes Eric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, Didier Deschamps, Jean
Tigana, Alain Roche and Enzo Francescoli and, in his three years Over the next six years, Mido spent time with Wigan,
in France, Waddle helped Marseille to three Ligue 1 titles (1990, Zamalek, West Ham, Ajax and Barnsley before announcing his
1991, 1992). They also reached the 1991 European Cup Final, only retirement from playing in June 2013.
to lose on penalties to Red Star Belgrade.
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For the club’s 100-year anniversary in 1998, Waddle was
voted by Marseille fans as their second best player of the
century, behind Papin.

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William Gallas Born in Buea in Cameroon, it was with Lyon that he first made
his name and, after scoring seven league goals in 30 games for
The only player to have played Premier League football for the French side in 2014/15, we secured his signature in August
Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs, William Gallas spent four years at 2015.
Marseille before arriving in England.
He first appeared for us in a Europa League match against
The defender emerged through the famed French football Qarabag a month after joining but an injury sustained in a match
academy at Clairefontaine before starting his career at Caen. against Monaco in the December curtailed his progress and he
After helping them to promotion to Ligue 1 as champions in 1996, missed virtually the rest of the season, appearing for the last
he moved to Marseille in 1997. It wasn’t until the 1998/99 season time for us against Southampton in May 2016.
that he really made his breakthrough, featuring 42 times for the
club, which included the likes of Laurent Blanc, Robert Pires and N’Jie joined Marseille on a season-long loan in August 2016
Fabrizio Ravanelli among their ranks. as he looked to regain his form and during that season, scored
four times in 23 games, prompting the French side to sign him
His first taste of Champions League football came in permanently in the summer of 2017. He helped them to the
1999/2000 and he scored his first goal in European competition Europa League Final of 2018, scoring once in 13 appearances in
in a 1-0 win for Marseille over then reigning European champions the competition and featuring off the bench in the final against
Manchester United in October 1999. Atletico Madrid, which OM lost 0-3.

After 108 appearances for OM, Gallas moved to London with After three years with Dinamo Moscow between 2019-22,
Chelsea in 2001, winning two Premier League titles and a League N’Jie joined Turkish side Sivasspor in July this year, where he
Cup during five seasons at Stamford Bridge. He then spent a currently remains.
further four years across the capital with Arsenal before arriving
in N17 in August 2010 when signed by Harry Redknapp. 5

His debut came against West Bromwich Albion in September Georges-Kevin Nkoudou
2010 and two months later, after injuries to Michael Dawson and
Ledley King, Gallas captained us for the first time as we won 3-2 Georges-Kevin Nkoudou scored his one and only Spurs goal
at his former club Arsenal. Bringing a wealth of experience to our in the UEFA Champions League, having previously played for
squad, he featured in our first-ever Champions League campaign Marseille before arriving in N17.
that season and went on to make 78 appearances for us, scoring
once. The winger made his breakthrough with Nantes having
previously been on the books of PSG as a youngster, making his
Gallas ended his playing career with a season at Australian name during the 2014/15 season when he featured 32 times for
side Perth Glory in 2013/14. Nantes and scored twice. Marseille swooped for his signature
in June 2015 and the 2015/16 term was a successful one for the
4 Versailles-born player as he netted 10 goals in 41 appearances,
including four in seven Europa League matches.
Clinton N’Jie
Nkoudou arrived in north London in late August 2016 and
Winger Clinton N’Jie arrived in N17 with plenty of promise but made his debut against Gillingham in the League Cup, going on
never quite lived up to his potential here at Spurs. to play 17 times for us in all competitions in his first season. It
was in his first start of the 2017/18 campaign that his solitary
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over APOEL at Wembley.

But, with playing time at Spurs limited, he spent the next
two seasons on loan, first at Burnley and then with Monaco,
before he left us on a permanent deal to join Besiktas. Prior to
this season, Nkoudou had scored 16 times in 86 goals for the
Turkish side.

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FROM UNDER THE TREE TO UNDER THE LIGHTS… CRISTIAN
ROMERO IS THRILLED THAT THE RETURN TO THE CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE HE’S ALWAYS WANTED TONIGHT BECOMES A REALITY.

BY BILLY SHAW

C hristmas wishes aren’t usually granted in September, desire to grace this high-profile stage is as strong as ever.
but a quick glance at one of his matchday programme “We want to be competing against the best teams in the best

interviews from last season reveals that Argentina’s tournaments – the Premier League is the best league in the
world and the Champions League is the best competition with
‘Papa Noel’ has come up trumps for Cristian Romero all the best teams,” said the defender, who recently turned his
loan from Atalanta into a permanent transfer. “We’ll be there this
tonight. year, competing, giving it our best to honour Tottenham. I believe
Back in December, we heard from the centre-back and that with the present squad, we can reach the top.

a host of the Club’s other 2021 signings about what they hoped “We have plenty of competitions and matches ahead of us
for during the festive period. this season and we all have to be ready to compete. I believe we
are achieving that. Personally, I take every match as though it
And for the man known as ‘Cuti’, his sentiments were as was a final and my aim is to give it everything I have.”
no-nonsense as his defending: “In 2022, we’re hoping to take
Spurs to the best competition in the world – the Champions Cuti has more recent Champions League experience than
League.” most of the squad, having helped Atalanta reach the last 16 the
season before last. During the group stage of that campaign, he
Here we are, then. Following an excellent second half of was part of a famous 2-0 win at Anfield – it’s perhaps telling that
last season, we line up tonight in the group stage of European he was on the bench when the Serie A side lost 5-0 in the home
football’s elite competition for the first time in three years. In game against Liverpool – and scored his first goal in the compe-
hindsight, perhaps Cuti’s Christmas wish was more of a new tition, a header in a 1-1 draw against Danish outfit FC Midtjylland
year’s resolution – after all, he played a crucial part in helping us before eventually seeing his team eliminated by Real Madrid in
get back to this level with some outstanding displays following the knockout phase.
a three-month injury lay-off in his early days in N17.
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Speaking to us again now, as we prepare to lock horns with
Marseille in an intriguing matchday one encounter, it’s clear his

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With those 2020/21 endeavours under his belt, he’s refusing THE BIG INTERVIEW
to underestimate the challenges ahead of us this season as we
prepare to take on Sporting Lisbon, Eintracht Frankfurt and been impressed by the former Sevilla centre-half since he joined
tonight’s opponents from Ligue 1. us on loan from Barcelona in the summer.

“The truth is, there are no easy rivals,” he said. “There are “We’ve built a good working relationship within the group
always going to be difficult matches. We’re focused on ourselves, since his arrival and we’re helping him to integrate as fast as
not so much on the other teams. I believe that with the work the possible,” Cuti explained. “As a player, he’s excellent and he’s going
squad and the manager are carrying out, we are on the right path. to add a lot to the group, which is going to be paramount for the
We hope to keep this pace and perform at an optimum level to year ahead, seeing as we’re involved in many competitions where
reach the knockout phase.” we want to be at our highest level. These types of players make
the squad better, so it’s very important to have them in our ranks.
As we’re sat outside conducting this interview – with the aid
of an interpreter, given how Cristian is still working hard to fully TTBCL“HHEOETEESLAHTMCEWTGHEPAHLUEPOGEAEEBRRTAUMIIEELGESTPSMDUIIITTOSIAOEEHNNNRIEN”DS
grasp the English language – we’re interrupted by the sound of
a lorry reversing. We try to crack a joke about it being one of
“Hugo’s lorries” but it’s lost in translation. Although irked at the
vehicle’s intrusion, much like his demeanour on the pitch when
confronted by an opposing forward, he stays calm and collected
before picking his moment to carry on about his business, as we
change tack and bring up the subject of actual Hugo, our French
World Cup-winning captain Lloris, who has been a close friend
to Cuti since he joined the Club and who has just celebrated an
incredible 10 years’ service with us.

“When I first arrived, Gio Lo Celso introduced me to him
and we’ve built a great friendship that is very important to me,
because he’s someone who radiates tranquillity – he’s been a
guiding light for me,” said the 24-year-old. “He knows the Club
well and he’s of great help on a daily basis, even aside from what
happens on the pitch. He is an outstanding human being – this
is no secret, everyone who works in the Club knows this. No
wonder he’s been here for so long and is such a beloved player.
He’s honestly a role model and the kind of person you want to
keep close.”

Saturday’s win over Fulham marked the full debut of another
France international, as Clement Lenglet joined a returning Cuti
and Eric Dier in our back three. As a fellow defender, Cristian has

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“PERSONALLY,
I TAKE EVERY
MATCH AS
THOUGH IT WAS
A FINAL AND MY
AIM IS TO GIVE
IT EVERYTHING”

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“All the new players are making a great squad even better – TENAXHOEN“PAUEDWTEDRCMWESTTEJOEEAELUTHPTVSIUAETOTVSSHNE,HES”
the Club has made great signings and that’s important. Sure, it’s
not easy initially to adapt to our style of play given the tactics “I think it’s in our grasp. It’s my personal target, to achieve it as a
we employ, but after that initial adaptation phase, we’re already team, with this manager. Conte’s experience is well known and,
witnessing their potential and what great help they’re going to to me, it’s very important to have him as my coach. I have learned
be to the team.” from him over the past few months that we’ve worked together
and there’s still plenty more to learn, so I’m eager to learn and
As aforementioned, Cristian returned to action over the listen to what he has to say on a daily basis. We are one of
weekend after missing our previous three matches with an the top teams out there. We just need to push ourselves,
adductor problem. Being on the sidelines is something he hopes continue on this path we’re on and meet the expectations that
is now fully behind him, having also had a couple of spells in the we have.”
treatment room last season: “To be honest, it’s tough being out
injured. I don’t like missing matches. It’s difficult, but I guess I Perhaps Antonio can once again be the man to deliver on
don’t waste time. I work on my strength with a view to promptly that wish…
regaining my fitness. I don’t like being out of the team so I’m
always in a hurry to be back on my feet. That’s the only thing in 21
my mind, to get back to the team as soon as possible. Let’s hope
I keep in good health from now on with no further injuries.”

We all love seeing Cuti at his brilliant best, especially the
commitment with which he defends our badge and the passion
he shows when we score – Harry Kane’s last-minute equaliser
at Chelsea recently being a case in point: “Those types of derby
matches are special, given the atmosphere surrounding them,” he
reflected. “It’s something exciting, it gives you an extra spark of
energy when you’re on the pitch, while obviously upholding the
utmost respect to everyone without exceeding the limits of a
football match. What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.
I’m always focused on the challenges ahead, respecting our rivals
and all involved.”

As we come to the end of our chat, much like last December,
we ask Cristian to tell us what’s on his wish list moving forward.

“For this season, on a personal level, I would like to add my
name to that of the players who have won a trophy here at
Tottenham – that would be the greatest achievement,” he smiled.

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MAKING THEIR DEBUT

MDAEKIBNGUTHTEISR Continuing our new series for
the new season as we examine
the debuts of Spurs players and,
for our Euro programmes, we’ll
be profiling those whose first
appearance in our colours came on
the European stage.

GRAEME SOUNESS

14.09.1971 Graeme Souness might not have had Pearce replacing Coates. Two minutes after
Souness came on, Keflavik got a consola-
UEFA CUP much of a career here at Spurs, but he tion goal through Olafur Juliusson prior to
Gilzean completing his hat-trick and our 6-1
KEFLAVIK does hold the distinction of being the victory with a header some four minutes
SPURS from time. Our 9-0 triumph in the second
first-ever player to make their senior leg at White Hart Lane saw us progress
DID YOU KNOW? to the second round with a 15-1 aggregate
debut for us in European competition. success.
Two weeks after Graeme Souness’ The Scottish midfielder joined our
debut in Europe, another player Souness didn’t feature again that season
made his bow against Keflavik, in youth ranks a month after his 15th birthday and, at the end of the 1971/72 campaign, he
the return leg at White Hart Lane. and scored four goals in 20 South East was loaned to Montreal Olympique in the
Phil Holder came off the bench Counties League appearances during his North American Soccer League. Having
to replace Martin Peters on 28 debut season with us in 1968/69. He also starred in 10 of Olympique’s 14 matches
September 1971, and scored in our featured in the London Youth Cup, FA during the summer of 1972, the midfielder
9-0 rout. He went on to feature 19 Youth Cup, South East Counties League was named in the league’s All-Star Team at
times for us, netting twice. Cup, Southern Junior Floodlight Cup and the the end of the campaign.
Metropolitan League that campaign. He put
THFC pen-to-paper on an apprentice contract on Towards the end of 1972, Souness was
26 April, 1969 and signed his first profes- sold to Middlesbrough for a fee in the
sional deal with us just over 12 months later. region of £30,000, having made just that
one competitive appearance for us. He went
Souness then played an influential role on to win the old Second Division title with
in our FA Youth Cup success of 1969/70, Boro in 1974 before a move to Liverpool in
appearing in all 11 matches in the tourna- 1978, where he became one of the finest
ment that campaign, scoring three goals midfielders of a generation during his
along the way, including the winner in our 1-0 seven-year stay Anfield.
triumph over Coventry City in the second
replay of the final. He won five league championships,
three European Cups and four league cups
After Bill Nicholson’s side lifted the with the Reds. A spell with Italian side
1971 League Cup, we returned to European Sampdoria followed before a successful
football for the 1971//72 season after a period with Rangers as player-manager,
four-year absence, taking our place in the where he won both the Scottish Premier
inaugural UEFA Cup. The first round saw us Division title and Scottish League Cup in
pitted against Icelandic outfit Keflavik and 1986/87.
Souness was added to our travelling party
for the first leg in Reykjavik despite having After hanging up his boots in 1991,
yet to feature for the first team. Souness returned to Liverpool as manager,
where he won the FA Cup the following year.
The game itself on 14 September 1971 His 20-year-long managerial career also
was a comfortable affair for us and we saw him hold the top jobs at Galatasaray,
were leading 5-0, thanks to braces from Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers and
Alan Mullery and Alan Gilzean and a further Newcastle United. These days, he works as
strike from Ralph Coates, when Souness a pundit for Sky Sports.
was introduced as a 74th-minute replace-
ment for Mullery.

The Scot was one of two substitutes
used by Bill Nick on the night, with Jimmy

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FEDERICO FAZIO

18.09.2014 Just a few weeks after joining from his Spurs debut had panned out.
“We played okay but it was difficult to
UEFA EUROPA Sevilla, centre-half Federico Fazio
LEAGUE play our first-time football,” he reflected.
donned the Spurs jersey for the first time “It was a tough game, important not to lose
FKPARTIZAN and I’m pleased with the clean sheet. I’m
as we embarked on another group stage very happy to have played my first match
for Tottenham and I would like to play many
campaign in the UEFA Europa League. more. Now I hope to play my first game at
Our fourth successive qualification for White Hart Lane very soon.”

the group stage of the competition saw He did just that the following week,
us start with a tricky trip to the Serbian making his full debut in our 3-1 Carling
capital of Belgrade to take on FK Partizan, Cup win over Nottingham Forest and also
whose passionate fans create the sort of started in a 1-1 home draw with Besiktas.
intimidating atmosphere you probably
wouldn’t want when playing your first game Fazio’s Premier League debut wasn’t
for a new club! as successful however, as he received a
red card in the 67th minute of our trip to
But the Argentine defender was Manchester City where we lost 4-1 and was
experienced enough to take it in his stride, also dismissed three games later, during
having already played almost 200 matches our 2-1 Europa League win against Asteras
for Sevilla which included 30 in European Tripolis.
competition, not to mention helping the
Spanish side to twice lift this actual trophy, By the end of his first season with us, he
including in 2014, just a few months before had featured 31 times but the following year
arriving in north London. he had dropped down the pecking order and
was allowed to return to Sevilla on loan in
Mauricio Pochettino handed Fazio his February 2016 for the rest of that season.
debut alongside Jan Vertonghen at the
heart of our defence and the new boy After spending the 2016/17 campaign
equipped himself impressively, helping his on loan at Roma, playing 48 times for the
team-mates at the back to snuff out any Serie A side, he joined permanently in July
opportunities Partizan had. 2017 and was a regular over the next couple
of seasons, but was on the move again
Chances were at a premium in the Group in January 2022, signing for Italian outfit
C opener, with Harry Kane closest to break- Salernitana where he currently remains.
ing the deadlock as early as the second
minute, his effort cannoning back off the
crossbar, but Fazio was satisfied with how

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DID YOU KNOW? THFC

More players have made their
debuts for us in the Europa League
than any other European tour-
nament. To date, 22 players have
worn our jersey for the first time in
Europa League matches.

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MAKING THEIR DEBUT

FERNANDO LLORENTE

13.09.2017 Vastly experienced forward Fernando able experience at the highest level of the
game. He arrived in north London with 496
UEFA CHAMPIONS Llorente was one of the very first players games and 167 goals to his name in his club
LEAGUE career, having enjoyed spells with Athletic
to ever make their debut for us in the Bilbao, Juventus, Sevilla and Swansea. He
SPURS won six trophies in Italy with Juve, including
BORUSSIA UEFA Champions League. three Serie A titles, and was a member of
DORTMUND Signed from Swansea City at the end the Spain squad that won the 2010 World
Cup and Euro 2012.
of the 2017 summer transfer window, the
Spanish international had to wait a couple At Spurs, Llorente was mostly used off
of weeks for his Spurs bow, when he was the bench but more often than not, played a
called upon for our first group game of that key role in the games in which he featured.
season’s tournament. He netted on his Premier League debut in
a 2-0 win against his former club Swansea,
German outfit Borussia Dortmund were scored hat-tricks in FA Cup ties against
our opponents at Wembley Stadium and Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers and, in
Llorente donned the Spurs shirt for the first February 2019, scored his first Champions
time when he came off the bench with three League knockout stage goal shortly after
minutes of the tie remaining. He wasn’t our coming off the bench, once again against
first Champions League debutant however Dortmund.
– that honour went to Serge Aurier who had
started that game against Dortmund. In the next round, he scored a goal which
will live long in the memories of Spurs fans,
Heung-Min Son had given us a lead after prodding home from a corner in that crazy
just four minutes before the Germans defeat at Manchester City to give us an
levelled through Andriy Yarmolenko on 11 unforgettable away goals win. And, in the
minutes. A lively start to the game contin- semi-final that season, it was Llorente’s
ued when Harry Kane fired us back into the crucial touch to Dele Alli that helped set
lead after quarter of an hour and it was his up Lucas Moura for his hat-trick goal that
goal on the hour mark that wrapped up the took us to the Champions League Final. The
points. Spaniard had come off the bench with half
an hour remaining.
With the game all but secured, manager
Mauricio Pochettino called for Llorente and Leaving us at the end of his contract in
he replaced Kane for the final few minutes. June 2019, Llorente later had spells with
He was on the pitch when Jan Vertonghen Napoli, Udinese and Eibar.
received a 90th minute red card, but the
final scoreline wasn’t altered.

Pamplona-born Llorente was an excel-
lent addition to the squad, bringing invalu-

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Serge Aurier is the only player
to have made his full debut for
us in the Champions League. The
Ivorian started our game against
Borussia Dortmund in September
2017, having joined us from PSG.
As well as Llorente mentioned
here, four other players have
made their debuts for us off the
bench in the Champions League –
namely Anthony Georgiou, Kazaiah
Sterling, Lucas Moura and Malachi
Fagan-Walcott.

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TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT

“ Would a non-racist, normal person
approach a Jewish person and call them
a Y** and, if they did, would the Jewish
person be offended?

I think the answer is yes, he or she
would be offended.

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EXPERT EYE

EXPERT
EYE

As we kick-off the group stages of the
UEFA Champions League this evening,
European football expert ANDY
BRASSELL, a regular on the pages and
podcasts of the likes of The Guardian,
Football Ramble and talkSPORT, gives us
his insight into tonight’s opponents…

“Marseille is fiery, no doubt about it! This France, Le Classique) but Marseille really were the first winners of the new-look
suits him. If you’d have said at the start of Champions League, and it’s a big deal for
is a club that is perpetually in a state of last season that he was going to get back them in a city that is so obsessed with
in the France national team, people would football.
high tension, and it’s been no different have questioned it, but he’s been absolutely
fantastic, really. If you compare it to a city in England,
this summer. They lost coach Jorge you’re probably looking at somewhere like
The squad is still in a state of flux and Newcastle, the whole city is about football,
Sampaoli, who did a great job in terms of the difficulty for them is if they have a and that’s special. I can safely say, whether
bad start to the Champions League, it or not Marseille are playing well, their
getting them into the Champions League. could all unravel, because it’s so important two matches against Spurs will be huge
They replaced him with Igor Tudor. for them. If you go back to 1993, they occasions. ”

So, you’d think, okay, Sampaoli goes and ALEXIS SANCHEZ AND MATTEO GUENDOUZI PROVIDE
things are a bit calmer, because he was A PREMIER LEAGUE CONNECTION
a combustible guy. But Tudor came in
and basically said, in his opinion, that the
players didn’t run enough! So, it’s been
quite a difficult start for him being in
charge.

Marseille also lost two of their most
influential players in William Saliba, who
went back to Arsenal, and Boubacar
Kamara, who knitted it all together. It was
actually Andre Villas-Boas who made
Kamara a defensive midfielder from a
centre-back. He’s now moved to Aston
Villa. Marseille have had to replace them,
and Tudor has a very definite way he wants
to play football. He did a brilliant job at
Verona, again, very high pace, high intensity,
press, press, press.

What is clear if you look at the games
they’ve played, particularly the home
games, the crowd – who are always on
edge and really loud – have got them over
the line when they’ve been struggling. For
example, they were down to 10 men against
Nantes (20 August) but still managed to
win. They shouldn’t have been able to, but
they were inspired by the crowd.

If you look at some of the players who’ve
come in, there is plenty of quality in there.
Matteo Guendouzi has done a brilliant
job there and from an emotional point of
view, Marseille really suits him. He’s a little
unpredictable and, of course, he’s from
Paris (PSG are Marseille’s big rivals in

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OPPOSITION — MARSEILLEWON

MARSEILLE DRAWN

5 LOST

1

0

(2022/23 L1 STATS)

T he club from the south-east of 10-YEAR RECORD TIUGDOORR
France’s Mediterranean coast
finished second (behind only PSG) SEASON PTS POS W D L GF GA D.O.B: 16.04.78
in Ligue 1 last season, and have big 2012-13 71 2 21 8 9 42 36 CLUB POSITION: HEAD COACH
ambitions to kick on in 2022/23. A 2013-14 60 6 16 12 10 53 40 NATIONALITY: CROATIAN
raft of high-profile players (some formerly 2014-15 69 4 21 6 11 76 42
of the Premier League) have bolstered 2015-16 48 13 10 18 10 48 42 Tudor enjoyed a successful playing career,
their ranks, while Igor Tudor’s side went 2016-17 62 5 17 11 10 57 41 representing the likes of Juventus and
unbeaten in their first six domestic games 2017-18 77 4 22 11 5 80 47 the Croatian national team with great
of the campaign. 2018-19 61 5 18 7 13 60 52 distinction. Took over at Marseille this year
2019-20* 56 2 16 8 4 41 29 after spells at Udinese, Hajduk Split and
2020-21 60 5 16 12 10 54 47 Galatasaray, among others.
2021-22 71 2 21 8 9 63 38

LIGUE 1 COVID SEASON

FORM GUIDE

D W W W W

BREST 1 MARSEILLE 2 NICE 0 MARSEILLE 1 AUXERRE 0
MARSEILLE 1 NANTES 1 MARSEILLE 3 CLERMONT 1 MARSEILLE 2

LIGUE 1 LIGUE 1 LIGUE 1 LIGUE 1 LIGUE 1
14.08.22 20.08.22 28.08.22 31.08.22 03.09.22

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OPPOSITION — MARSEILLE 16 DF 5

GK 36 GK

RUBEN PAU LEONARDO
BLANCO LOPEZ BALERDI

D.O.B: 25.07.95 D.O.B: 13.12.94 D.O.B: 26.01.99
NATIONALITY: SPANISH NATIONALITY: SPANISH NATIONALITY: ARGENTINIAN

DF 23 DF 30 DF 99

SEAD NUNO CHANCEL
KOLASINAC TAVARES MBEMBA

D.O.B: 20.06.93 D.O.B: 26.01.00 D.O.B: 08.08.94
NATIONALITY: BOSNIAN NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY: CONGOLESE

DF 4 MF 6 MF 7

SAMUEL MATTEO JONATHAN
GIGOT GUENDOUZI CLAUSS

D.O.B: 12.10.93 D.O.B: 14.04.99 D.O.B: 25.09.92
NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: FRENCH

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SPEARANCE PEARANCE OPPOSITION — MARSEILLEPEARANCE
(2022/23 L1 STATS)
2
SS
85
55
0 11
13

71 0
AP AP AP

PASS % ASSISTS GOALS

BOOKINGS BOOKINGS ASSISTS

3 10
*
BEARILICLY DPIMAYITERTI SAALNECXHISEZ

D.O.B: 12.04.94 D.O.B: 29.03.87 D.O.B: 19.12.88
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: CHILEAN
NATIONALITY: IVORIAN NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: FORWARD

A recent loan signing for the season The Reunion-born attacking midfielder One of many in the Marseille squad who’ll
from Manchester United, Bailly made 113 is in his second stint at Marseille, having be familiar to Premier League supporters,
appearances for the Old Trafford side and represented them between 2013-2015 Sanchez made 166 appearances (scoring
helped win the Europa League in 2017. Has ahead of a two-year spell at West Ham 80 goals) for Arsenal before moving to
46 caps for Ivory Coast to date. United. Now 35 years old, the club captain Manchester United, where he played 45
remains a threat at set-piece situations. times. Moved from Inter this summer.

BY NUMBERS

13 54 8
- goals scored in Marseille’s first six league - percentage of possession for Marseille - Marseille wins v English clubs (from 26

games this season games)

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OPPOSITION — MARSEILLE

MARSEILLE LINE-UP

28.08.22 | LIGUE 1 | ALLIANZ RIVIERA

0-3
Alexis (10, 42), Tavares (37)

LOPEZ

MBEMBA BALERDI KOLASINAC

oneC L A U S S RONGIER VERETOUT TAVARES
assist
asosniest

GUENDOUZI PAYET

scored a
brace

ALEXIS

SUBS: BAILLY»«KOLASINAC, SUAREZ»«PAYET, BAKAMBU»«SANCHEZ, KABORE»«CLAUSS, GUEYE»«TAVARES

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OPPOSITION — MARSEILLE

MF 8 MF 17 MF 21

GERSON SANTOS CENGIZ VALENTIN
DA SILVA UNDER RONGIER

D.O.B: 20.05.97 D.O.B: 14.07.97 D.O.B: 07.12.94
NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN NATIONALITY: TURKISH NATIONALITY: FRENCH

3 2 11BY NUMBERS
- goals by Nuno Tavares in first six domestic - assists by Jonathan Clauss in first six - Champions League appearances by Dimitri

games domestic games Payet

MF 27 FW 9 FW 13

JORDAN LUIS CEDRIC
VERETOUT SUAREZ BAKAMBU

D.O.B: 01.03.93 D.O.B: 02.12.97 D.O.B: 11.04.91
NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: COLOMBIAN NATIONALITY: DR CONGO

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AROUND THE CLUB

HOTSPUR HISTORY

Each issue, we’ll be delving into our club archives to look at just some of the
objects and items which helped shape our history off the pitch and pick out
a couple of past programmes against today’s opponents…

FROM heritage. This piece is easy to date due to the rough tackling.
THE carving on the underside of the vase, ‘Gornik Obviously, this did not go down well
VAULT Zabrze 13 IX 61’. Some of our objects are much
more difficult to place than this! with the Spurs fans back in England and in
Within our collection we have many gifts response, at the reverse fixture, three men
Hailing from Zabrze in Poland, a mining dressed up as angels and paraded around
from clubs around the world, coming from area since the late 1700s, the match in 1961 the pitch. We went on to win the second leg
was also Gornik’s first appearance in the 8-1 and this fixture is also thought to be the
pre-season tours and tournaments and our European Cup. In Poland, following World first match where ‘Glory Glory Hallelujah’ was
War II, activists campaigned for sports clubs sung in support – inspired by the angels and
European matches down the years. to be formed at workplaces. The link with their placards. These angels are the same
These gifts range in size and type and football and mining in Zabrze was established ones mentioned in the ‘European Firsts’ case
when the KS ‘Unia’ Team (founded 1946) on our stadium tour and the three fans - Pete
recently, we added to the collection some merged with KS “Zabrze” in 1948. That year Kirby, Dave Casey and Mick Curly - went on
tea sets and a hand-painted tile brought back also marked the nationwide reorganisation to appear before European home matches
from the pre-season matches in South Korea, of sport and the takeover of mining sport between 1961-63.
against Team K League and Sevilla. in particular by the “Górnik” association, a
strong mining club established in Zabrze. These Spurs fans also later led a campaign
Our focus in tonight’s matchday Gornik loosely translates to ‘miner’ in Polish called ‘We Want Wembley’, inspired by the
programme is on the gift presented to us at and so their name reflects the industrial struggle faced by football fans trying to get
our first ever European Cup match in 1961, mining heritage of their home - which is also
from Gornik Zabrze, as the vase is a perfect depicted on the vase. tickets for the FA Cup Final – not dressed
example of how a single object can tell a much as angels on this occasion. Early on in this
wider story. More than 60,000 people turned up to campaign they led a number of marches
watch the first leg in Zabrze. A Daily Mail arti- to the FA headquarters at Lancaster Gate,
The vase itself is black and likely carved cle from the day before the match even joked before staging a nine-hour march to Wembley
from coal, with images of coal miners about how Spurs were only going to have one on cup final day, 1963.
engaging in their work. The crossed hammers fan in attendance; the fan in question was
continue to be the club’s emblem to this day, called David Mummery and was described as If anyone reading this attended any of the
as they continue to remember their club a ‘nomadic Southampton student’. ‘We Want Wembley’ marches, attended any of
our early European matches, or knows anyone
We lost the first leg in Poland 4-2 and who did, we would love to hear from you!
the way we played that night infuriated the
Zabrze fans, with an article suggesting the
crowd even came close to rioting. The Spurs
team were booed off the pitch by the Zabrze
fans. While we had a reputation for playing
good and free flowing football, the Gornik
Zabrze manager said after the match how
the Spurs players were ‘no angels’, due to their

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AROUND THE CLUB

TAKING
ISSUE

A quick glance through
a couple of previous

matchday programmes
against teams from
France…

1967 France’, showing Lyon in 14th place with five As is now traditional for our Champi-
wins and five draws from their opening 18 ons League games, we produced an A4
Olympique Lyonnais matches. Incidentally, Marseille were sitting programme for the game which was played
second, behind St Etienne. at Wembley Stadium, with Erik Lamela, Harry
Our first-ever competitive game against Kane and Dele Alli adorning the front cover.
Lyon’s players were profiled over two
French opponents in Europe came in 1967, single pages with headshots, while page 12 There was plenty to read in the 100-page
featured a map of Europe showing the loca- publication. Mauricio Pochettino’s column
when we were paired with Olympique tion of teams competing in the Cup Winners’ welcomed fans to Wembley and back to the
Cup from that season – including the likes of Champions League – “we have waited for
Lyonnais in the Cup Winners’ Cup. Having Aberdeen, Cardiff City, Bayern Munich and AC this moment for a long time and now it is here
Milan. Spurs news came towards the end of we must embrace it and give everything,”
lost 1-0 away in the first leg, we met for the publication, with a report of our 4-1 defeat he said – while Danny Rose was ‘Centre of
at Manchester City. Jimmy Greaves had given Attention’ over four pages. The left back
the north London return on 13 December us the lead with his 11th league goal of the was our longest-serving player in the squad
season before City struck back. There was a at that time and we had Chris Hughton and
and produced a 16 page programme for the great photo of Terry Venables at the controls young defender Connor Ogilvie discussing
of the plane bringing the team back from Lyon the strengths and merits of Rose.
match. after the first leg, the caption explaining that
Having never faced Lyon before, we he was fortunately sharing the controls with The main interview was with new signing
the pilot! Moussa Sissoko, the French midfielder who
dedicated seven pages of the issue to the was about to play Champions League football
French side. Page two was a full page team In the end, away goals were required to for the first time in his career and said: “I’ve
photo of the 1967 Lyon side, with a ‘welcome separate the teams as we won 4-3 on the said a lot of times that I want to play in the
to our visitors’ in French opposite. night to draw 4-4 on aggregate, giving the Champions League so that’s one of the
French side the advantage on said away goals. reasons why I came here.”
The following two pages gave an insight
into Lyon the club, and Lyon the town. 2016 With Wembley staging our Euro games
‘Tonight’s match…is a special occasion in that season, there was a feature entitled
the sense that it is the first we have staged AS Monaco ‘Spurs at Wembley’ which profiled our five
against a French club in competitive football cup successes at the national venue during
on this ground’, the editorial began, while Six years after our first appearance in the the 1960 and 70s, while Monaco’s squad was
informing readers that Lyon were founded in profiled and included the likes of Fabinho,
1950 and had been knocked out of the Fairs UEFA Champions League, we returned to Bernardo Silva, Joao Moutinho, Radamel
Cup in 1961 by Sheffield Wednesday. Falcao and a certain Kylian Mbappe.
Europe’s elite competition in 2016/17 with
The away goals rule was also explained, Elsewhere, legendary French interna-
while we were also told that if the result of AS Monaco our first opponents in Group E. tional Youri Djorkaeff was interviewed; Club
our game was a 1-0 Spurs win at the end of Historian John Fennelly recalled Monaco’s
extra time, the winner would be decided by visit to White Hart Lane in 1988, which saw the
drawing lots by the referee, in the presence return to N17 of Glenn Hoddle; we examined
of the two captains! the Wembley appearances for club and coun-
try by our current players in ‘Down Wembley
The French League table was published on Way’, while we also detailed games our players
page seven within a piece about ‘Football in had made for their countries against France
– including Jimmy Greaves’ appearance for
England at the 1966 World Cup.

Unfortunately, we didn’t make a good start
to our European campaign that night, losing
2-1 to Monaco with Toby Alderweireld netting
our goal in front of 85,011 fans.

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SPURS WOMEN WOMEN

SPURS

LESSONS FOR the right energy to the right thing at the LENNA GUNNING-WILLIAMS
right time. As your career goes on, that AND MEGAN RAPINOE
LENNA changes and you just have to adapt with
that.” “Being realistic about that balance,
Spurs Women Academy player Lenna I feel enables you to better understand
Lenna: I think one of my biggest where you need to work and what you
Gunning-Williams had the opportunity challenges as a player is ‘self-talk’. Like, need to work on because you’re balancing
I don’t think I played particularly well with the positive as well. I think it’s easy
to rack the brains of footballing today (in Spurs Women’s training game to be like ‘oh, I’m not good enough, ever’
in Kentucky), and I just went and sat by unless you score five goals and get 10
legends Megan Rapinoe and Jess myself with a grumpy face. How do you assists, but that’s not realistic. I think just
talk to yourself correctly in order to be practising that habit is good.
Fishlock for career advice as she the best?
“I’ve always been a big proponent of
linked up with our Women’s First Team Rapinoe: “Honestly, sometimes you just having other interests. Soccer is not my
force positive talk. It’s hard sometimes whole life and not my whole identity and
on our USA Tour last month. because you can just get yourself in that I feel it helps me to be a better soccer
As we based our training camp for mental space, but I think it does really player by just having other things to clear
matter the words that you’re saying my mind with. Obviously, you have other
the 2022 Women’s Cup at the Lynn to yourself. So, even if you don’t really interests but don’t think that those take
Family Vision and Sports training centre believe it, you’re faking it – faking it ‘til away from your football – it all adds to
in Louisville, we shared the campus with you make it. Sometimes it’s just getting your whole life.”
fellow competitors OL Reign, one of the into the habit of positive self-talk or
top sides in the United States and one positive reinforcement. I think, a lot of Fishlock: “When you’re pushing and you
that boasts the talents of both Rapinoe the time, the negative self-talk is just a feel like you’re giving everything, but
and Fishlock. habit. So, it’s like, if you do something bad, sometimes you feel that is not enough,
immediately you might go to something you must take a step back and remember
Rapinoe is a star of USA Women’s negative, but we often don’t look at the that you’re young and you’re giving
National Team having made over 192 good things we’re doing as well. everything you have – and that is enough.
appearances for the United States. She It’s just sometimes accepting that there
has won 14 major honours in her career is still a way to go but it is the journey
to date, including two World Cups while of getting there. So give yourself some
she was also awarded the Ballon d’Or grace because, if you don’t do that, then if
in 2019. Her team-mate Fishlock is also
a star for her national team, Wales,
receiving 119 caps for her country so
far. In her club career, the midfielder
has also racked up silverware, winning
an incredible 15 major honours to date,
including two Champions League
crowns.

And, as we crossed paths with Reign
in Kentucky, the duo gave some of their
time to speak with 17-year-old Lenna
- an aspiring forward who was invited
to join the senior side on their first
intercontinental tour - on professional
football, it’s pressures and their
journeys to the top.

Lenna: How do you keep a balance in
terms of your social life and things like
that? Especially because I’m young
and I’m still at school, so with school,
football and socialising, does it ever
equal out?

Fishlock: “It does. I think, at the time,
you just have to prioritise what is
important in those moments and,
throughout your career and throughout
your life, those priorities will change.
You can then give a little bit more here,
a little bit more there but you are the
only one who can figure out what is a
priority to you in that moment, and then
you just have to be strong in making
sure you are prioritising that and give

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES going at the level that you feel that you’re LENNA MEETS JESS FISHLOCK
SEPTEMBER going at is not good enough and you come
SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED* 12.30 again and you feel it’s not good enough, Nobody can do everything all the time so
SUN 18 A LEICESTER CITY 2PM you’re going to mentally burnout before it is about understanding when to rest,
SUN 25 A ARSENAL 2PM you even begin to hit the levels that you when you have more energy, or it’s okay
OCTOBER can achieve. to say no – it’s hard for me to say no to
SUN 16 H LIVERPOOL 2PM things but I’m trying to get better at that
SAT 22 H MANCHESTER CITY 11.30AM “My advice is that you don’t do that. too.”
SUN 30 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION You give yourself some grace, you learn,
NOVEMBER 2PM you speak to your colleagues, you have a CITY CLASH ON TV
SUN 6 H EVERTON good support system – that is the most
SUN 20 A CHELSEA 2PM important thing. They’ll sit you down and The Barclays FA Women’s Super
DECEMBER 2PM say ‘you did good today, don’t worry about League broadcast selection process for
SUN 4 A READING the rest of it’ because, if you get caught October has been completed, with our
SUN 11 H WEST HAM UNITED 2PM up in that, by the time you’re 21, you’re home fixture against Manchester City
JANUARY 2PM going to hate this. selected for live television coverage.
SAT 14 A ASTON VILLA
SUN 22 H LEICESTER CITY 2PM “By the time you reach 21, you’ll be The match, originally scheduled to
FEBRUARY 2PM feeling better, mentally and physically take place on Sunday 23 October, has
SUN 5 H CHELSEA and you’ll still enjoy it and then you’ll hit been brought forward to Saturday 22
MARCH 2PM the levels.” October.
SUN 5 A MANCHESTER CITY
SUN 12 A LIVERPOOL 2PM Our supporters in the UK can watch
SUN 26 H ARSENAL 2PM the game live on Sky Sports, with kick-off
APRIL 2PM scheduled for 11.30.
SUN 2 A EVERTON
SUN 23 H ASTON VILLA 2PM It’s set to be a busy month for Spurs
SUN 30 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2PM Women with the visit of City taking
MAY 2PM place a week after we play host to WSL
SUN 7 A MANCHESTER UNITED newcomers Liverpool at our new E10
SUN 21 H READING 2PM home.
SUN 28 A WEST HAM UNITED 2PM
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always like this. To see the game grow
P W D L F A D PTS is amazing and something that is really Tickets are still available from our
special. I think I try to balance it with website, so make sure you grab yours to
ARSENAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 taking my own time too and making sure cheer on our women as we look to open
that I’m taking time for myself too and not up the new WSL season with a victory.
ASTON VILLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 just giving, giving, giving. I have to
give back to myself as well. So whether
BRIGHTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 that’s time with friends and family or,
I mean, I love shopping, take my own
CHELSEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 spa day, but I kind of make sure I’m
taking care of myself (as well) so I can
EVERTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 give back.

LEICESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 “And, for me, that does also give back
to me – I see how much the game is
LIVERPOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 growing, how much impact we’re able to
have on kids like you or fans or people
MANCHESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 that don’t really watch football but watch
for certain reasons. That gives back to me
MANCHESTER UNITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 as well but I think it is all about a balance.

READING 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

WEST HAM UNITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

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CLUB CONNECTIONS

FRENCH CONNECTIONS

JAN VERTONGHEN HEADS GOALWARDS DURING OUR
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TIE WITH MONACO AT WEMBLEY

Although having never met competitively, the Continent. The party left London on party to Marseille by road, a journey of 700
Monday, June 8th. Unfortunately, when miles, but this did not arrive until the Tues-
we did face Marseille in a friendly shortly they disembarked at Calais they found that day morning. A considerate railway official
a railway strike was in progress throughout unlocked the doors of some compartments
after the conclusion of the 1946/47 France, and that the station was deserted in a stationary train and made it possible for
except for empty trains in the sidings. the members of the party to pass the night
campaign – the one and only time the two in some degree of comfort.
‘A coach had been promised to take the
sides have met prior to this evening.
But we didn’t have the most straight- OUR TEAM LINE UP AHEAD OF THE
FRIENDLY AGAINST MARSEILLE IN 1947
forward preparation ahead of the game
in the south of France, with our travelling
party having to spend a night on an empty
train stationary in its sidings en route to
Marseille!

Due to the Second World War, we hadn’t
played abroad since two matches in the
Channel Islands in May 1935 but, after the
end of the 1946/47 season in which we
finished sixth in Division Two, we had the
opportunity to head to France.

Our first matchday programme of the
1947/48 season – produced for an in-house
‘Whites v Reds’ game between our first
team squad at the Lane – described the
trip as follows:

‘At the conclusion of last season, the
Club accepted an invitation from four of
the leading French clubs, in the South of
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‘La Ciotat, a resort on the French Riviera, HARRY GILBERG IS THE ONLY Duquemin scored the only goal of the game,
was reached on the evening of Thursday, SPURS PLAYER TO HAVE EVER before concluding the trip with a 2-0 victory
June 12th, and with a match to be played in over St Etienne, Les Bennett and Rundle on
Marseille on the following day, there was no SCORED AGAINST MARSEILLE target.
opportunity to put into operation the train-
ing programme which had been arranged. travelled to Marseille to play our local Harry Kane became our record appearance
club…and we shall remember the football
‘Our opening match, against L’Oympique played by the Tottenham side, notable in maker in European competition when we
de Marseille, was played on Friday, June both method and efficiency, and also a most
13th. We were represented by the same pleasant and interesting match.’ last played against French opposition.
team which had played at White Hart Lane Our 2-2 draw away to Stade Rennais in
on June 7th (for our last game of the league Two days later, we lost 2-1 to Toulouse,
season, a 1-1 draw with Barnsley), with the with Charlie Rundle scoring our goal in a UEFA Europa League Conference action on
exception of Gilberg at inside left in place game which was part of the jubilee celebra- 16 September last season saw Kane captain
of Dix. Gilberg scored the opening goal tions of the home club. After a few days of the side on what was his 65th appearance
after four minutes play, and we had the well-deserved rest and recuperation at La for us in Europe, overtaking the previous
better of the early exchanges. Just before Ciotat, we headed to Montpellier where Len record held by former legendary skipper
the interval, however, Marseille equalised Steve Perryman.
through their centre forward.
We dominated possession in the early
‘In the second half, Tottenham tired minutes of our first game in Group G at
somewhat, which was not surprising after Roazhon Park and were rewarded with
their hurried journey of 700 miles, and the opening goal. A lovely move involving
L’Olympique de Marseille had rather more Tanguy Ndombele, Oliver Skipp and Kane
of the play. Five minutes from the final saw Lucas released down the right flank
whistle they scored the goal which gave and his low cross was turned into his own
them the victory, the ball entering the net net by Loic Bade.
direct from a corner kick with Ditchburn
unsighted.’ But the hosts came back strongly and
had already gone close a couple of times
Our team for this game was: Ditchburn, before Flavien Tait curled past Pierluigi
Willis, Buckingham, Ludford, Nicholson, Gollini from the edge of the area for the
Burgess, Jones, Bennett, Rundle, Stevens, equaliser.
Gilberg.
The second half was quite an open
Reporting on the game, a sports writer affair with both sides fashioning chances
in Le Meridional of Marseille said: ‘For the and it was Rennes who went ahead when
first time in 13 years a British team has Kamaldeen Sulemana’s low shot was
parried away by Gollini but only into the
path of Gaetan Laborde following in, who

THFC HARRY KANE SET A NEW CLUB APPEARANCE RECORD
IN OUR GAME AGAINST RENNES LAST SEASON

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CLUB CONNECTIONS

tapped into an empty net on 72 minutes.
We hit back just four minutes later though,
Matt Doherty’s cross deflecting off Tait and
landing perfectly for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg,
who applied a neat left-footed finish from
eight yards out to make it 2-2.

Marseille will become the first French TOM HUDDLESTONE IN ACTION FOR ENGLAND
UNDER-21S AGAINST FRANCE AT WHITE HART LANE
side to play at Tottenham Hotspur
Michael Dawson captained the England sessed Andre Guy. A scuffle between the
Stadium this evening. The last time Under-21 side when they faced France at two was joined by their teammates and
the Lane in the first leg of a qualifying play- spectators with the match held up for eight
we faced a team from France on home off on 11 November, 2005. Tom Huddlestone minutes until order was restored. Czech
was also in the England side, along with referee Josef Krnavek sent off both players
soil was Monaco, who beat us 2-1 in the future Spur Darren Bent in a team managed but trouble continued in the tunnel at half
by Spurs old boy Peter Taylor. time when Alan Gilzean was accosted by
Champions League at Wembley Stadium in Guy and Bill Nicholson elbowed in the face
The game ended 1-1, Anthony Le when he went to intervene.
September 2016. Tallec’s opener on 47 minutes being
The visitors raced into a two-goal lead in levelled by Darren Ambrose two minutes We had dominated proceedings with
from time. The crowd figure of 34,574 was Jimmy Greaves spurning a chance and
our Group E opener in front of 85,011 fans, a then record for an England Under-21 home Cliff Jones seeing an effort cleared off the
with goals from Bernardo Silva and Thomas game. line. Home skipper Fleury di Nallo scored
Lemar. A header from Toby Alderweireld the only goal of the night 15 minutes from
just before the break gave us hope, but we Our first-ever competitive European clash time. The two teams, watched by a 10,997
failed to add to that and slipped to defeat. crowd – including two plane loads of Spurs
We also lost the away tie against Monaco by with a French side came against Lyon back fans – were:
the same scoreline.
in 1967 in the Cup-Winners’ Cup. We had Lyon: Chauveau, Kuffer, Rocco, Flohic,
In fact, Monaco were also the last French Lhomme, Schwinn, Maison, Lekkak, Guy, Di
side to ever play at White Hart Lane when seen off Hajduk Split 6-3 on aggregate Nallo, Rambert.
we met in Europa League action the previ-
ous season. This time we ran out comfort- in round one while the French side had Spurs: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Mullery,
able 4-1 winners thanks to an Erik Lamela
hat-trick and a goal from Tom Carroll, with overcome Aris Bonneweg of Luxembourg
Monaco’s goal coming from Stephen El
Shaarawy, who was set up by 16-year-old 5-1.
substitute Kylian Mbappe. A feisty first leg at Lyon erupted after

Stade Rennais should have played here half an hour when Alan Mullery dispos-
last December but the game was post-
poned due to a number of COVID-19 cases
among players and staff, which forced us
to temporarily close our Training Centre.
A new date was unable to be agreed upon
and UEFA ultimately declared the tie as
‘forfeited by Tottenham’, awarding a 3-0 win
to Rennes and the game was never played.

White Hart Lane has played host to French

national teams on four occasions, the first

being a full international on 6 December

1933. A Wednesday afternoon kick-off

restricted the crowd to 17,097 to witness

the debuts of two Spurs men, Willie Hall

and Arthur Rowe. For the latter it proved

to be his only cap. George Camsell (2)

and Eric Brook gave England a 3-0 lead

which Bert Grosvenor extended after the

interval. Emile Veinante reduced the

deficit 15 minutes from time.
France won their first European Youth

Championship title since 1949 when they
beat Czechoslovakia 1-0 in the 1983 final
in N17 on 22 May. A crowd numbering 4,593
saw defender Bertrand Reuzeau’s first
half goal secure the title for France, while
a French Under-16 team beat England 2-0
in north London on December 6, 2000. The
home side included our own Marcel McKie
plus future England cap Glen Johnson.

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Hoy, Mackay, Robertson, Greaves, Gilzean, GOALMOUTH ACTION AGAINST LYON AT THE
Venables, Jones. LANE IN 1967, AS CLIFF JONES HEADS HOME

The second leg here a fortnight later saw us centre to hammer home from close range. Hamburg in a quarter final replay.
build a 2-0 half time lead. Greaves opened The decisive goal, which took Lyon through A crowd numbering 41,895 saw these
the scoring on 20 minutes with a right foot on away goals, came 11 minutes from time
volley from a suspiciously offside position. when Bouassa bundled in at the far post two teams:
He added our second in stoppage time from following a right wing centre from Jacky Pin. Spurs: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Bond,
the penalty spot after Dennis Bond had Hoy, Mackay, Robertson, Greaves, Gilzean,
been brought down. Lyon went out to eventual finalists SV Venables, Jones.

On 55 minutes Mohamed Bouassa broke
free down the left and saw his long range
shot rebound from the far post where Di
Nallo was on hand to make it 2-1. Within a
minute Jones scored with a diving header
from a Jimmy Robertson cross but on the
hour Angel Rambert’s fierce cross-shot
could not be kept out by Cyril Knowles on
the goal line.

Robertson was again the provider on
69 minutes, Gilzean chesting down his

ENCOUNTERS WITH THE FRENCH

01.05.13 RED STAR AMICAL PARIS WON 2-1
04.05.13 FRENCH LEAGUE XI PARIS WON 9-0
13.06.47 OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE MARSEILLE LOST 1-2
15.06.47 TOULOUSE TOULOUSE LOST 1-2
19.06.47 OLYMPIQUE MONTPELLIER MONTPELLIER WON 1-0
21.06.47 SAINT ETIENNE SAINT ETIENNE WON 2-0
16.05.51 RACING CLUB DE PARIS PARIS WON 4-2
03.05.52 RACING CLUB DE PARIS PARIS WON 2-1
30.05.53 RACING CLUB DE PARIS PARIS DREW 1-1
29.09.53 RACING CLUB DE PARIS TOTTENHAM WON 5-3
14.08.54 LILLE OSC LILLE DREW 1-1
09.03.55 RACING CLUB DE PARIS TOTTENHAM WON 6-0
25.05.55 RACING CLUB DE PARIS PARIS DREW 0-0
11.09.56 RACING CLUB DE PARIS TOTTENHAM WON 2-0
29.11.67 OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS LYON LOST 0-1
13.12.67 OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS TOTTENHAM WON 4-3
20.10.71 NANTES NANTES DREW 0-0
02.11.71 NANTES TOTTENHAM WON 1-0
29.09.75 STADE RENNAIS RENNES DREW 1-1
06.08.84 OGC NICE NICE DREW 2-2
15.02.88 AS MONACO TOTTENHAM LOST 0-4
17.01.89 AS MONACO TOTTENHAM LOST 1-3
04.03.89 GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX TOTTENHAM LOST 1-2
31.10.89 SM CAEN CHERBOURG WON 2-1
24.07.05 OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS SEOUL WON 3-1
13.07.06 GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX ALBERTVILLE WON 2-1
14.07.06 OGC NICE EVIAN WON 1-0
14.02.13 OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS TOTTENHAM WON 2-1
21.02.13 OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS LYON DREW 1-1
03.08.13 AS MONACO MONACO LOST 2-5
01.10.15 AS MONACO MONACO DREW 1-1
10.12.15 AS MONACO TOTTENHAM WON 4-1
14.09.16 AS MONACO WEMBLEY LOST 1-2
22.11.16 AS MONACO MONACO LOST 1-2
22.07.17 PARIS ST GERMAIN ORLANDO WON 4-2
16.09.21 STADE RENNAIS RENNES DREW 2-2

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LATEST

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
2022-23 FIXTURES AND RESULTS

GROUP A P W D L F A GD PTS GROUP E P W D L F A GD PTS
LIVERPOOL CHELSEA
AJAX 00000000 SALZBURG 00000000
NAPOLI DINAMO ZAGREB
RANGERS 00000000 MILAN 00000000

07.09.22 AJAX 00000000 06.09.22 DINAMO ZAGREB 00000000
07.09.22 NAPOLI 06.09.22 SALZBURG
13.09.22 RANGERS 00000000 14.09.22 MILAN 00000000
13.09.22 LIVERPOOL 14.09.22 CHELSEA
04.10.22 AJAX V RANGERS 05.10.22 SALZBURG V CHELSEA
04.10.22 LIVERPOOL V LIVERPOOL 05.10.22 CHELSEA V MILAN
12.10.22 NAPOLI V NAPOLI 11.10.22 MILAN V DINAMO ZAGREB
12.10.22 RANGERS V AJAX 11.10.22 DINAMO ZAGREB V SALZBURG
26.10.22 AJAX V NAPOLI 25.10.22 SALZBURG V DINAMO ZAGREB
26.10.22 NAPOLI V RANGERS 25.10.22 DINAMO ZAGREB V MILAN
01.11.22 RANGERS V AJAX 02.11.22 MILAN V CHELSEA
01.11.22 LIVERPOOL V LIVERPOOL 02.11.22 CHELSEA V SALZBURG
V LIVERPOOL V CHELSEA
V RANGERS V MILAN
V AJAX V SALZBURG
V NAPOLI V DINAMO ZAGREB

GROUP B P W D L F A GD PTS GROUP F P W D L F A GD PTS
ATLETICO MADRID REAL MADRID
PORTO 00000000 LEIPZIG 00000000
BAYER LEVERKUSEN SHAKHTAR DONETSK
CLUB BRUGGE 00000000 CELTIC 00000000

07.09.22 CLUB BRUGGE 00000000 06.09.22 LEIPZIG 00000000
07.09.22 ATLETICO 06.09.22 CELTIC
13.09.22 LEVERKUSEN 00000000 14.09.22 SHAKHTAR DONETSK 00000000
13.09.22 PORTO 14.09.22 REAL MADRID
04.10.22 CLUB BRUGGE V LEVERKUSEN 05.10.22 LEIPZIG V SHAKHTAR DONETSK
04.10.22 PORTO V PORTO 05.10.22 REAL MADRID V REAL MADRID
12.10.22 ATLETICO V ATLETICO 11.10.22 CELTIC V CELTIC
12.10.22 LEVERKUSEN V CLUB BRUGGE 11.10.22 SHAKHTAR DONETSK V LEIPZIG
26.10.22 CLUB BRUGGE V ATLETICO 25.10.22 LEIPZIG V CELTIC
26.10.22 ATLETICO V LEVERKUSEN 25.10.22 CELTIC V SHAKHTAR DONETSK
01.11.22 LEVERKUSEN V CLUB BRUGGE 02.11.22 SHAKHTAR DONETSK V LEIPZIG
01.11.22 PORTO V PORTO 02.11.22 REAL MADRID V REAL MADRID
V PORTO V REAL MADRID
V LEVERKUSEN V SHAKHTAR DONETSK
V CLUB BRUGGE V LEIPZIG
V ATLETICO V CELTIC

GROUP C P W D L F A GD PTS GROUP G P W D L F A GD PTS
BAYERN MUNICH MANCHESTER CITY
BARCELONA 00000000 SEVILLA 00000000
INTERNAZIONALE BORUSSIA DORTMUND
VIKTORIA PLZEN 00000000 FC COPENHAGEN 00000000

07.09.22 INTER 00000000 06.09.22 DORTMUND 00000000
07.09.22 BARCELONA 06.09.22 SEVILLA
13.09.22 PLZEN 00000000 14.09.22 COPENHAGEN 00000000
13.09.22 BAYERN MUNICH 14.09.22 MANCHESTER CITY
04.10.22 BAYERN MUNICH V BAYERN MUNICH 05.10.22 SEVILLA V COPENHAGEN
04.10.22 INTER V PLZEN 05.10.22 MANCHESTER CITY V MANCHESTER CITY
12.10.22 PLZEN V INTER 11.10.22 COPENHAGEN V SEVILLA
12.10.22 BARCELONA V BARCELONA 11.10.22 DORTMUND V DORTMUND
26.10.22 INTER V PLZEN 25.10.22 SEVILLA V DORTMUND
26.10.22 BARCELONA V BARCELONA 25.10.22 DORTMUND V COPENHAGEN
01.11.22 PLZEN V BARCELONA 02.11.22 COPENHAGEN V MANCHESTER CITY
01.11.22 BAYERN MUNICH V INTER 02.11.22 MANCHESTER CITY V SEVILLA
V BAYERN MUNICH V COPENHAGEN
V BARCELONA V MANCHESTER CITY
V BARCELONA V DORTMUND
V INTER V SEVILLA

GROUP C P W D L F A GD PTS GROUP H P W D L F A GD PTS
TOTTENHAM PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 00000000 JUVENTUS 00000000
SPORTING CP BENFICA
MARSEILLE 00000000 MACCABI HAIFA 00000000

07.09.22 FRANKFURT 00000000 06.09.22 BENFICA 00000000
07.09.22 TOTTENHAM 06.09.22 PSG
13.09.22 SPORTING 00000000 14.09.22 MACCABI HAIFA 00000000
13.09.22 MARSEILLE 14.09.22 JUVENTUS
04.10.22 MARSEILLE V SPORTING 05.10.22 BENFICA V MACCABI HAIFA
04.10.22 FRANKFURT V MARSEILLE 05.10.22 JUVENTUS V JUVENTUS
12.10.22 SPORTING V TOTTENHAM 11.10.22 MACCABI HAIFA V PSG
12.10.22 TOTTENHAM V FRANKFURT 11.10.22 PSG V BENFICA
26.10.22 FRANKFURT V SPORTING 25.10.22 BENFICA V PSG
26.10.22 TOTTENHAM V TOTTENHAM 25.10.22 PSG V MACCABI HAIFA
01.11.22 MARSEILLE V MARSEILLE 02.11.22 MACCABI HAIFA V JUVENTUS
01.11.22 SPORTING V FRANKFURT 02.11.22 JUVENTUS V BENFICA
V MARSEILLE V JUVENTUS
V SPORTING V MACCABI HAIFA
V TOTTENHAM V BENFICA
V FRANKFURT V PSG

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OPPONENTS

MEET OUR OPPONENTS!

Following the completion of the draw for the group stages of this seasons UEFA
Champions League, we run the rule over our three opponents in Group D…

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT kilometres south east of the main city.
Finishing 11th in last season’s Bundesliga, 16 points adrift of the
Pot: 1
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2021/22): 26 Champions League places, it was through their Europa League
How they qualified: Europa League holders performance that they qualified for European football’s elite club
Last season: Europa League winners competition. Having dispatched West Ham United over two legs
Best European Cup performance: Runners-up (1959/60) in the semi-finals of the competition, they then defeated Rangers
via penalty shootout in Seville to return to European football’s top
table for the first time since 1960.

That year is their only outing to date in the European Cup, but
what a memorable campaign it was for the German side as they
reached the final, albeit they lost that 7-3 to Real Madrid.

Eintracht are led by Head Coach Oliver Glasner, a former
defender for Austrian outfit Ried. He began his coaching career
with that same side in 2014 before enjoying spells at LASK and Vfl
Wolfsburg. He took over at the Deutsche Bank Park Stadion in May,
2021.

One former Spurs player has been on Eintracht’s books with
Kevin Prince-Boateng (2007-09) having represented the Eagles in
2017/18.

This campaign, we will continue our run of having played a German
side in each of our UEFA Champions League campaigns as we will
face Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt this season.

Having previously taken on Werder Bremen (2010/11), Bayer
Leverkusen (2016/17), Borussia Dortmund (2017/18 and 2018/19),
Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig (both in 2019/20), we will now face
a new German outfit in the competition in the shape of Eintracht.

This will not be our first-ever meeting with Die Alder having
previously crossed paths back in March, 1982, as we drew each
other in the third round of the European Cup Winners’ Cup – over
two legs, we emerged victorious, winning 2-0 at White Hart Lane
before falling to a narrow 2-1 defeat in Frankfurt.

The city of Frankfurt am Main is one of the largest cities in
Germany with it located in the state of Hesse in the nation’s
mid-east. Eintracht’s home ground, Deutsche Bank Park, is six

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