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DINAMO ZAGREB 3-0 SPURS
Orsic (3)
(First Leg Spurs 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb)
Orsic (3)
(First Leg Spurs 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb)
Spurs: Lloris (C), Aurier (Bergwijn), Sanchez, Dier, Davies, (Reguilon) Sissoko, Winks Ndombele), Dele (Lo Celso), Lamela (Bale), Lucas (Vinicius), Kane.
Subs: Hart, Tanganga, Alderweireld, Doherty, Lavinier, Scarlett .
Dinamo Zagreb: Livakovic, Ristovski, Lauritsen, Theophile-Catherine, Franjic, Majer, Jakic, Ademi (c), Ivanusec, Petkovic, Orsic.
Subs: Zagorac, Josipovic, Garanovic, Cabraja, Kastrati, Leovac, Tolic, Burton, Misic, Stojanovic, Peric, Atiemwen.
Official Site Match Centre
Seven changes to the team that started the north London derby on Sunday.
Serge Aurier, Eric Dier, Ben Davies, Moussa Sissoko, Harry Winks, Dele and Erik Lamela come in for Matt Doherty, Toby Alderweireld, Sergio Reguilon, Tanguy Ndombele, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Heung-Min Son and Gareth Bale.
Good news sees Giovani Lo Celso back in the matchday squad for the first time since December. Academy youngsters Marcel Lavinier and Dane Scarlett are also on the bench.
REFEREE: ---- Davide Massa ??
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We head to the Croatian capital on Thursday evening for the second leg of our Europa League last-16 tie with Dinamo Zagreb. We will take a 2-0 lead into the match at Stadion Maksimir thanks to Kane’s double in last week's reverse fixture.
Our 2-1 loss to North London rivals Arsenal on Sunday may have put a dampener on things, but we are still battling for two trophies with two months of the season to go. Next month's EFL Cup final with Manchester City presents us with a chance to end a 13-year wait for silverware, while the Europa League is also high on Jose’s's priorities. We named a strong lineup for the first leg with Zagreb, despite the clash with Arsenal coming three days later, with Kane and Son starting the game. That decision paid off as Kane's 25th-minute strike from a rebound and a composed low finish 20 minutes from time leaves us in a commanding position. We have progressed from each ofour previous three knockout ties in the Europa League when we have won the first leg.
The defeat for Zagreb in the first leg brought an end to an eight-match winning streak in all competitions, and they returned to winning ways on Sunday with a 5-0 league victory at Varazdin. TThe Blues have kept a clean sheet in eight of their last 10 outings, and another shutout on Thursday is imperative if they are to progress. However, despite the positive results - the loss to us aside - the Croatian champions are in turmoil ahead of Thursday's contest due to events off the field. Head coach Zoran Mami resigned on Monday after being sent to prison for four years and eight months following a conviction for fraud relating to club funds.Damir Krznar will take charge of the second leg, but it is fair to say that Zagreb's preparations for the game have been far from ideal.
Our defeat to Arsenal was bad in more ways than one as Mourinho saw Son limp off with a hamstring problem. The South Korea international will be assessed, but it is expected that he will not feature again before the international break. Bergwijn is an obvious replacement to come into the side on Thursday, while Kane may also be rested, opening up a place for Vinicius. Hojbjerg will play no part because of suspension, meanwhile, so one of Winks or Sissoko could come in - or indeed both if Ndombele is rested.
Zagreb may be without a manager but they do at least have pretty much a full strength squad to choose from, with Sadegh Moharrami their only confirmed injury absentee. Stand-in boss Krznar is expected to keep things similar to the side that started at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a week ago. Josko Gvardio is a contender to come in at left-back at the expense of Marin Leovac
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