Tottenham vs Juventus LIVE: Champions League round-of-16 second leg!
After claiming a 2-2 draw in Turin, can Spurs knockout Juventus at Wembley to reach the quarter-finals? Follow all the action
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham host Juventus in their second-leg Champions League clash, with this tie perfectly poised for either side to progress to the quarter-finals, though Tottenham to have the invaluable advantage of two away goals.
Prior to the visit of Tottenham in February, Juventus were yet to concede in 2018, though Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen successfully broke that feat as Spurs came back from 2-0 down to record a historic result and provide a platform for quarter-final progression.
Juventus, who currently sit one point off the summit of Serie A with a game in hand on Napoli, have been in outstanding form in the 2017/18 campaign, conceding a league low 15 goals.
An early goal, or two, will be of paramount importance if Juventus are to successfully progress to the quarter finals, with Spurs fully aware that a 0-0 or 1-1 draw would see them through. The onus is very much on Massimiliano Allegri’s side to attack in this tie, though with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain within their ranks, they are equipped with the players to cause damage to Mauricio Pochettino’s men.
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Match preview
What time does it start?
Tottenham vs Juventus kicks off at 19.45pm
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport from 19.45pm.
It’s a big game for…
Harry Kane. Tottenham’s talisman has been in sparkling form for Spurs in 2017/18, and is currently the joint second highest goalscorer in the Champions League (7). Pochettino’s tactics will be defensively orientated on Wednesday night, though Kane has the opportunity to bury any early concern and put Spurs ahead in the tie - if he is able to get an early goal, Spurs are extremely likely to progress
Best stat:
With nine goals in his first nine Champions League appearances, Harry Kane became the first ever player to score nine goals in their first nine UCL appearances, and he will be looking to make it 10 in 10 on Wednesday night.
Remember when…
Juventus and Tottenham played out an exhilarating 2-2 draw in the first leg of this tie, relive the goals, drama and best moments.
Player to watch…
Gonzalo Higuain. After having scored two first half goals against Spurs in the first-leg, Gonzalo Higuain will be looking to add to his tally and replicate his strong domestic form that has seen him move to 6th in the Serie A goalscoring charts with 14 in 2017/18. If any player has a chance of sending Juventus through to the quarter-finals, Higuain could be the man for Allegri, and he could yet play a vital role in Juventus progressing in the competition.
Past two meetings:
Juventus 2 (Higuain 2) Tottenham 2 (Kane, Eriksen) Champions League, February 2018
Tottenham 2 (Kane, Eriksen) Juventus 0, Friendly, August 2017
Form guide…
Tottenham: WDDWWW
Juventus: WWWDWW
Odds…
Tottenham to win: 6/5
Juventus to win: 12/5
Draw: 12/5
Tottenham lead at the break thanks to Son's strike, but Juventus are still rueing Szymon Marciniak's decision not to award them an early penalty.
At least the players took it well.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: Juventus restart matters at Wembley as Darren Fletcher informs us that this is the first time that the Serie A side have been behind in any game since November. How will they respond to finding themselves in these unchartered waters? We'll find out over the next 45 minutes.
49 mins: Are the Juve players showing signs of indiscipline? Seconds after Blaise Matuidi had hacked down Ben Davies, Medhi Benatia becomes the third visitor to go into the referee's notebook for a nasty studs-up challenge on Dele Alli. He's another who will miss the quarter-final first leg should Juventus pull off what is beginning to look an unlikely recovery.
53 mins: Another foul, another booking. An old-school Italian lunge from Giorgio Chiellini takes out Dele Alli just as Spurs threaten to launch a threatening attack. The odds on the visitors finishing this game with 11 men on the pitch are lengthening.
56 mins: Guess what? Yellow card. After finding himself on the receiving end of a couple of hefty whacks, Dele Alli takes some retribution by catching Sami Khedira on the boot with his studs.
57 mins: There's the momentary danger of some football breaking out...until Barzagli fouls Son.
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