World News – GB – Tottenham v Royal Antwerp, Europa League: Live Score and Latest Updates

I want to throw two parts on your way before this match begins. The first is a Mourinho groan courtesy of Matt Law: Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United shouldn’t fall into the Europa League knockout stage

Lo Celso and Reguilon are the only players to stay in the starting line-up of the side that beat Arsenal on Sunday, while it looks like Spurs will pick a three. Alli sits on the bench and Bale starts.

Spurs in the Europa League: ups and downs, ups and downs. But really small ones that nobody really cares about, because it’s the group stage of the Europa League.

November saw two of the easiest victories over Ludogorets that Jose Mourinho could have asked for. But both sides of those victories didn’t go according to plan, with a lackluster loss to Antwerp and a draw against LASK last week. After the last 3-3 draw, Mourinho offered the following assessment:

So here are Spurs who have already qualified for the knockout stage but will have to beat tonight’s opponents to skip them and reach the top of the group. Serge Aurier will miss the game in one fell swoop while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will be rested. Tanguy Ndombele is back after missing the North London derby on Sunday.

Antwerp head coach Ivan Leko estimates that Spurs was carelessly on his side at the last meeting in Belgium. When asked whether Tottenham underestimated Antwerp, Leko said:

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