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
32 min: This would have been a goal to top them all, and would have put Spurs virtually out of the contest.
Yassine Meriah is allowed to run forward from his defensive position and unleash another fierce drive which Gazzaniga had covered but was nonetheless another scary moment for the hosts.
35 min: Jose Mourinho looks exasperated on the bench, and after the last ten minutes of what he has seen it is evident why,
Spurs have not manage to build a sustained pressure on the visitors due to their inability to keep hold of the ball, and Olympiacos look resolute in defence when called upon.
Mourinho needs his men to produce something special.
39 min: The first booking of the game and it looks like a harsh one on Ruben Semedo.
Son bursts into space and looks to cut inside before the referee deems that he is chopped down by Semedo.
Replays show he got the ball, but Spurs have a dangerous situation here.
41min: Oh Harry Kane has come so close of taking advantage of it.
The up and over technique is so nearly perfect, but it ripples the top of Sa's net.
That is better from the hosts though.
44min: It hasn't been the best half of football that Son has played for Spurs, but he tries to make amends by taking aim here.
Unfortunately for him, his curling effort is well over and Spurs' frustrations continue.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Olympiacos (Alli 45+1')
If you thought Spurs had defended badly, well this is shocking quite frankly by Meriah.
Aurier delivers a weak cross which should be easily cleared by the defender, but he completely misses his kick and Dele Alli is in the right place to smash home.
Spurs back in it with a huge slice of fortune.
Half time: Tottenham 1-2 Olympiacos
Well, well well, we expected Jose Mourinho's return to the Champions League to be eventful, but this has even topped those standards.
Youssef El-Arabi and Ruben Semedo put Olympiacos in total control within 20 minutes and it looked as if Mourinho's first home game was going to end in disaster.
The Portuguese did not stand still and brought on Christian Eriksen for Eric Dier, who did not look best pleased.
The change added a touch more intensity but it was a horrendous mistake from Yassine Meriah which has helped Spurs back into this one.
Dele Alli duly notched his first Champions League goal since November 2017, and Spurs are now back in business ahead of an intriguing second half.
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