FC Barcelona have not lost a home game in the UEFA Champions League since September of 2013. Unfortunately for Tottenham Hotspur, they almost certainly have to break this very long streak in order to advance beyond the group stage. The second knockout round spot from Group B will go to either Spurs or Inter Milan, with the latter having a much easier opponent in PSV Eindhoven.
Tottenham has a big enough challenge already, but it gets even rougher when you look at the selection issues manager Mauricio Pochettino will have in defense. With both Kieran Trippier and Serge Aurier doubtful, it means that Kyle Walker-Peters is likely to start at right back.
Let’s take a look at who else could start for Spurs at the Camp Nou.
The Bank Tottenham Hotspur FC Starting XI Prediction 4-3-3 vs FC Barcelona
Attack: Harry Kane, Lucas Moura, Heung-MinSon
Midfield: Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Moussa Sissoko
Back line: Danny Rose, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Kyle Walker-Peters
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris
Tottenham Hotspur vs FC Barcelona FYIs
Kick-off: 8pm (BST), Tuesday December 11th, Camp Nou
Google Result Probability: FC Barcelona Win 45%, Draw 27%, Tottenham Hotspur Win 30%
Odds via Odds Checker: FC Barcelona win 9/8, draw 13/4, Tottenham win 9/4
Injury Report: go to this link
Prediction: FC Barcelona 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2
Feel free to post your own starting XI predictions, as well as your best guess as to what the final score will be.
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, which is partnered with News Now. Banks, a former writer for NBC Chicago.com and Chicago Tribune.com, regularly appears as a guest pundit on WGN CLTV and co-hosts the “Let’s Get Weird, Sports” podcast on SB Nation.
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