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
GOAL! Tottenham 0-2 Olympiacos (Semedo 19')
I said it was edgy, and that was characterised by the defending from this corner which puts Spurs two behind.
There is a flick on at the near post, and that goes through a host of legs for an easy tap in for Ruben Semedo, who waltzes into the area and scores far too easily.
Now this is a mountain to climb for Mourinho and Spurs.
21 min: Harry Kane thinks he has the chance to pull one back and get closer to that Champions League record, but he fires his shot wide and is hurried to do so by the backtracking defender.
The linesman does then eventualy raise his flag. A good sign for Spurs?
A special night for the Olympiacos fans on the Special One's first home game.
24min: Ruben Semedo has gone down and looks in some agony here after clashing with Gazzaniga who was punching clear a free-kick.
He has a history of knee injuries and it doesn't look particularly great for the centre-back, who has scored once today.
He is back on his feet but moving very gingerly.
27min: Well, this looks like an early tactical change for Spurs, with Eriksen getting stripped ready to come on.
29min: And it is Eric Dier who makes way for Christian Eriksen, and the former does not look best pleased. At all.
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