Tottenham v Barcelona facts
Tottenham contingency regroup quickly carrying non-stop Group B with a defeat, nonetheless they could perceptibly face a some-more daunting home diversion than a revisit from Barcelona.
• While Spurs conceded dual late goals to go down 2-1 during Internazionale Milano on matchday one, Barcelona eased past PSV Eindhoven 4-0 – Lionel Messi scoring his record eighth hat-trick in a UEFA Champions League.
Previous meetings
• The sides’ usually prior contests came in a 1981/82 European Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals. After a 1-1 first-leg pull during White Hart Lane, Allan Simonsen’s 46th-minute idea during a Camp Nou valid adequate for Barcelona to go by to a final, where they kick Standard Liège 2-1.
Form guide
Tottenham
• Third in final season’s Premier League, Tottenham are in a organisation theatre for a fourth time – and a third deteriorate in a row.
• Spurs got to a turn of 16 in 2017/18, losing to Juventus. Tottenham drew a divided initial leg 2-2 – carrying been 2-0 down – though went out after a 2-1 retreat during Wembley. The matchday 3 detriment during Inter means they are but a win in their final 3 European fixtures
• Mauricio Pochettino’s side won all 3 home games in final season’s organisation stage, opposite Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and APOEL. Before violence Dortmund on matchday one they had won usually one of their prior 5 European home fixtures.
• The 3-1 win opposite Real Madrid final deteriorate was Tottenham’s initial success during home to Spanish opponents in their sixth tie (D2 L3). It was also usually their second win in their 12 games opposite Liga clubs, home and away, and a initial given a 5-1 better of Atlético Madrid in a 1962/63 European Cup Winners’ Cup final.
• Tottenham’s many successful UEFA Champions League debate came in 2010/11, when they reached a quarter-finals.
Barcelona
• Spanish champions for a 25th time – and third in 4 years – in 2017/18, Barcelona have been European champions on 5 occasions, many recently in 2015.
• Barça have won their organisation in any of a past 11 seasons, and have reached during slightest a quarter-finals in all of those UEFA Champions League campaigns, both foe records. In 2017/18, they succumbed to a conspicuous Roma fightback in a final eight, going out notwithstanding a 4-1 home first-leg feat after losing 3-0 in a Rome return.
• That better during Roma finished Barcelona’s ten-match dominant run in a UEFA Champions League (W6 D4).
• Barcelona won usually one of their 3 divided games in final season’s organisation stage, sketch a other two, nonetheless they kept 3 purify sheets. They have won 5 of their final 16 divided matches in a competition, sketch 5 and losing six. They have mislaid 4 of their final 9 divided games in a UEFA Champions League.
• The Blaugrana’s final outing to England was a 1-1 pull during Chelsea in final season’s turn of 16 initial leg, environment adult a 4-1 total win. After losing 3-1 during Manchester City in a 2016/17 organisation stage, they are but a win in their final dual visits – carrying won a prior 3 divided games.
Links and trivia
• Thomas Vermaelen done 110 appearances for Tottenham’s north London rivals Arsenal between 2009 and 2014, scoring 13 times. He faced Spurs 6 times (W4 L2).
• Have also played in England:
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool 2013–18)
Luis Suárez (Liverpool 2011–14)
Gerard Piqué (Manchester United 2006–08)
• Suárez scored 4 times in 7 appearances for Liverpool opposite Spurs.
• Fernando Llorente was a late surrogate in Juventus’s better by Barcelona in a 2015 UEFA Champions League final.
• Have played in Spain:
Fernando Llorente (Athletic Club 2004–13, Sevilla 2015/16)
Toby Alderweireld (Atlético Madrid 2013/14)
• Have played together:
Hugo Lloris Samuel Umtiti (Lyon 2012)
Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Christian Eriksen, Thomas Vermaelen Jasper Cillessen (Ajax)
• International team-mates:
Toby Alderweireld, Mousa Dembélé, Jan Vertonghen Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium)
Hugo Lloris Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti (France)