Tottenham Hotspur, the winners of the UEFA Europa League last season, will launch their Champions League campaign against Spansh Side Villarreal on Tuesday. The Lilywhites beat Manchester United in the Europa League final last season to book a place in the European elite competition.
Meanwhile, Villarreal finished fifth from the Liga the last mandate to win its place in the tournament. The yellow submarine is back in the first competition on the continent after an absence of two years.
The men of Spanish coach Marcelino had a promising start of the new season, winning consecutive victories against Real Oviedo and Girona in their first two games.
However, they were unable to start in this way, contenting themselves with an impasse with Celta Vigo before undergoing a 2-0 defeat against Atletico Madrifd on Saturday.
The Spanish team has never beat the English opposition in the Champions League and Tuesday, they will have spurs.
The Lilywhites, on the other hand, have also traveled a wave of changes. To start, are no longer trained by the man who guided them towards their very first victory under the Europa League at the end of last season.
An abyssal finish of 17th place in the Premier League made Tottenham ‘brass disconnect the Angel Postcoglou experience. In his place, they brought Thomas Frank, previously from Brentford, whose life at the North London Club took a positive start.
Spurs have won three of their four Premier League matches so far this season, keeping three clean leaves in the process.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal head and key numbers
- Tottenham Hotspur and Villarreal have never met so far in European competition. The Spurs record against Spain teams in the major European competition is poor, winning only once in 13 games.
- Villarreal has a terrible record against the English opposition in the Champions League. They have not yet won a victory even after 14 meetings with English teams in the competition.
- Villarreal will play the opening match of a league champion campaign for the third time. So far, their two outings have come against Manchester United and have finished 0-0.
- Tottenham won his opening match for a Champions League campaign in his seven attempts.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal prediction
Tottenham Hotspur can be proud of the way they negotiated life in the early days of a new management regime, offering a reassuring account of themselves in the first weeks of the new Premier League campaign.
After defeating Burnley and Manchester City in the first two weeks of match, Frank’s men were forced to face adversity when they lost 1-0 against Bournemouth.
However, they recovered from this reverse in a categorical manner, beating West Ham 3-0 at the London stadium last Saturday. Meanwhile, Villarreal seems to have struck a sort of decline, going without victory during their last two outings to La Liga.
The yellow submarine has also never won against the English opposition in the Champions League. Spurs should be able to ensure that their home advantage is counting here and winning a victory against their Spanish counterparts on Tuesday.
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Villarreal
Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal Parit Tips
TIP 1: Result – Tottenham Hotspur to win
Tip 2: game to have more than 2.5 goals – yes
Tip 3: The two teams to mark – yes
Published by Shambhu Ajith
