Tottenham vs Olympiacos LIVE: Result and latest reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
Follow live coverage as Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham host Greek outfit Olympiacos
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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
Well, it has been drama in the studio too, as Peter Crouch has had to leave the BT Sport studio due to what appeared to be a very sore throat that the former Spurs striker had.
And it appears he may also have missed the goal, as did Jose Mourinho, who looked to have been complaining to the fourth official with his back turned as Alli smashed home.
The drama never ends.
48 min: Spurs, unlike the first half, have started this period on the front foot and now it appears as if it is Olympiacos who cannot get out of their own half.
49 min: This is a big chance for Davinson Sanchez.
Eriksen whips in the free-kick and Sanchez can only connect with it with his shoulder. Should he connect with his head, as he intends to, he probably tests Sa and likely scores.
However, had he put it away it would have given VAR a job to do.
GOAL! Tottenham 2-2 Olympiacos (Kane 50')
It just had to be him didn't it.
Spurs' ballboy gets some credit here for getting the ball to Spurs for a quick throw in, and Lucas Moura is away down the right.
The Brazilian then picks the right pass and Harry Kane gets his 19th goal in the Champions League.
All square again.
54 min: The Spurs crowd are alive again as the song synonymous with the club rings around the sradium, but it is Olympiacos who have been better since the goal.
Jose Mourinho looks a little more settled though.
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