RB Leipzig vs. Tottenham: Can injury-hit Spurs overturn fate at Leipzig

RB Leipzig vs. Tottenham - Can injury-hit Spurs overturn fate at Leipzig
RB Leipzig vs. Tottenham - Can injury-hit Spurs overturn fate at Leipzig

Tottenham Hotspur vs RB Leipzig

Betting Odds

Tottenham Hotspur vs RB Leipzig :: 5.50 : 4.50 : 1.55

Winning Probabilities

Tottenham Hotspur vs RB Leipzig :: 16% : 21% : 63%

Where is Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool being played? Red Bull Arena, Leipzig.

Tottenham Hotspur

Predicted line-up 

Lloris; Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Lamela, Winks, Lo Celso, Sessegnon; Alli, Lucas

Unavailable

Kane (hamstring), Sissoko (knee), Son (arm), Bergwijn (Ankle)

Doubtful

Davies (ankle)

Last Five Matches

07 March 2020: Burnley 1-1 Tottenham (Premier League)

04 March 2020: Tottenham 1-1 [2-3 p] Norwich (FA Cup)

01 March 2020: Tottenham 2-3 Wolves (Premier League)

22 February 2020: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham (Premier League)

19 February 2020: Tottenham 0-1 RB Leipzig (Premier League)

The boys are not silly and they understand all these frailties. We don’t hide from them and we need to be all together and have a fantastic individual performance from everyone and give a solid collective performance. I believe in the boys and I think we can do it.

José Mourinho, Tottenham manager

We don’t have what I love to call, the box sharks, the players in our team who smell blood in the box and they just put the ball in the net. So even when we’re dominate it’s difficult to score lots of goals. Defensively we feel that pressure and every time we make a mistake it looks like we’re punished.

José Mourinho, Tottenham manager

I believe that Tottenham is not going to be my only club without silverware. I won at every club and I believe I’m going to do it at Tottenham.

José Mourinho, Tottenham manager

We are losing 1-0 at half-time. We were losing 1-0 at half-time two days ago. It’s something that’s happened to us a few times this season. You ask me how can you score two goals without Kane, Son, Bergwijn? There are many ways to score goals. A Leipzig player could even score for us

José Mourinho, Tottenham manager

Ben [Davies], one week, two weeks. Steven [Bergwijn], I don’t expect him to play again this season. We’re used to it. I’d say we were psychologically more down with the other injuries because when you’ve got four or five injuries, what’s six or seven?

José Mourinho, Tottenham manager

I was very frustrated [after being substituted in the first leg]. If you ask any manager since I started playing football I’ve never liked being subbed. You just want to help the team and I didn’t play very well in that game. Sometimes the passion and frustration can get the better of you. It means I care.

Dele Alli, Tottenham midfielder

No matter what happens this week we have to keep fighting. Obviously in the Champions League we can’t keep throwing away opportunities. We have to score twice. It’s been a difficult season but we have to keep believing.

Dele Alli, Tottenham midfielder

We have to go in with a positive attitude. We have to be on the front foot, be clever, pick our moments and play well. We’ve been in situations worse than this and turned it around, so we go in with belief.

Dele Alli, Tottenham midfielder

We’re in a position where everybody needs to step up and help turn this around. This isn’t a time to get our violins out, we need to step up and deal with these situations.

Dele Alli, Tottenham midfielder

RB Leipzig

Predicted line-up 

Gulacsi; Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Mukiele, Laimer, Sabitzer, Angelino; Werner, Schick, Nkunku

Unavailable

Orban

Doubtful

Konaté, Kampl, Werner

Last Five Matches

07 March 2020: Wolfsburg 0-0 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga)

01 March 2020: RB Leipzig 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga)

22 February 2020: Schalke 04 0-5 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga)

19 February 2020: Spurs 0-1 RB Leipzig (Champions League)

15 February 2020: RB Leipzig 3-0 Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)

I don’t think too much about what it would feel like to beat Mourinho. I think about how nice it would be if we get past Tottenham. As I have said before, I am not at eye level with Mourinho. I am not sure if I will be able to win as many titles in my career as he has.

Julian Nagelsmann, Leipzig coach

A good goalkeeper is always important. When two good teams play each other, it is possible there will only be a few chances. I am very happy to have Péter Gulácsi, but I am not so happy that Tottenham have Hugo Lloris, because he is also a great keeper.

Julian Nagelsmann, Leipzig coach

Each one of us will push themselves to the limit tomorrow. It’s not often that you play Spurs in the Champions League round of 16 and have the chance to progress to the quarter-finals.

Julian Nagelsmann, Leipzig coach

Timo Werner trained like normal yesterday. If everything goes to plan, he’ll start tomorrow.”

Julian Nagelsmann, Leipzig coach

Head-to Head

  • Tottenham Hotspur Win- 0
  • Draw – 0
  • RB Leipzig Win – 1