Tottenham vs Olympiacos LIVE: Result and latest reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
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Your support makes all the difference.Jose Mourinho will take charge of his first home Tottenham Hotspur match this evening, with his side guaranteed a place in the Champions League knockout stages if they see off Olympiacos.
Mourinho, who won the Champions League with both FC Porto and Inter Milan, replaced the sacked Maurico Pochettino last week. Tottenham won his first match in charge – a 3-2 win over London rivals West Ham.
Spurs are currently second in Group B and will wrap up a place in the knockout stages with a win tonight. Follow live coverage below.
Match preview
Predicted line-ups
Tottenham: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Rose, Dier, Ndombele, Moura, Alli, Son, Kane
Olympiacos: Sa, Elabdellaoui, Meriah, Semedo, Tsimikas, Bouchalakis, Guilherme, Masouras, Camara, Podence, El-Arabi
Team news
Spurs are still without Hugo Lloris and Jan Vertonghen, so Davinson Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld will continue their partnership at the back.
Erik Lamela could return and Tanguy Ndombele should be fit to take a place in the squad.
Mourinho must decide whether to bring the likes of Christian Eriksen, Danny Rose or Juan Foyth into the lineup as he continues to assess his new squad.
The Greek outfit are without key midfielder Konstantinos Fortounis.
When is it?
The match is on Tuesday, 26 November.
When does it kick-off?
The match gets underway at 8pm (GMT).
How can I watch the match?
The match will be available to watch and stream on BT Sport 2/HD/Ultimate, with coverage starting at 7pm.
Is there a live stream?
Yes, you can watch on the BT Sport app on all mobile devices.
What are the odds?
Tottenham win: 3/10
Draw: 51/10
Olympiacos to win: 11/1
Prediction:
Mourinho can keep the returned feel-good factor going here, getting a first home win and securing Tottenham’s place in the last 16 at the same time.
Olympiacos’ away form is patchy of late, with one win in six across all competitions, and they haven’t won an away in a group stage fixture since October 2015.
Tottenham 3-0 Olympiacos
What has happened in previous fixtures between these two sides? Here is the record...
18 Sep 2019: Olympiacos 2-2 Tottenham (Uefa Champions League)
08 Nov 1972: Olympiacos 1-0 Tottenham (Uefa Cup)
25 Oct 1972: Tottenham 4-0 Olympiacos (Uefa Cup)
Rio Ferdinand and Glenn Hoddle have had their say on what Jose Mourinho's appointment could mean
Jose Mourinho tells BT Sport says he expects the team to get an "amazing reception, which is the only thing that should matter tonight".
Stability still remains in the side though, with an injury to Ben Davies seeing Danny Rose come in as the only change.
Just under fifteen minutes to go until kick-off, and one man who will be confident of adding to his goal tally tonight will be Harry Kane.
He scored the third goal at West Ham and has 18 goals in 23 Champions League appearances.
What is more, if he manages to get two further strikes in his next two games, he will become the quickest player to 20 Champions League goals in the history of the competition.
This could be another historic night for the England captain.
A reminder of what Spurs require tonight to confirm qualification for the knockouts:
They will go through from Group B if they beat Olympiakos, or if they draw and Red Star Belgrade fail to beat Bayern Munich.
The players have emerged from the tunnel, as has Jose Mourinho for his first home game.
Very close to the start of proceedings here.
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