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
3 min: Jose Mourinho's 148th game in the Champions League has begun with a steady pace set from his side, with the visitors passing the ball around nicely at the back.
4 min: First real danger of the match comes from the visitors, as Masouras cuts in from the left and sees his deflected shot off Aurier beaten away by Gazzaniga.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Olympiacos (El-Arabi 6')
This was not in the script on Jose Mourinho's big return.
Youssef El-Arabi is allowed to venture towards the Spurs box and after finding a way past one defender, he unleashes a fierce strike into the bottom corner which Gazzaniga cannot get near despite his best efforts.
11min: The goal has had a notable impact on the crowd more than anything else, but Spurs have tried to get Dele Alli involved with balls over the top.
Jose Mourinho was immediately telling his players to remain calm when the goal went in, and time is very much on their side.
Lots of positive records that Spurs could achieve tonight, but this isn't one of them...
14min: Top save from this from Jose Sa!
Son's header from Wink's free-kick looks destined for the bottom corner, until the Olympiacos keeper gets down and puts out a paw to divert it behind.
17min: Davinson Sanchez does ever so well here.
Harry Winks' interception accidentally plays in Podence, who caused so much havoc in the first leg. But centre-back Sanchez uses his pace to get back and narrow the angle before blocking his shot.
A quality bit of defending in an edgy defensive performance so far from the hosts.
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