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MEET THE TEAM

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC

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LLORIS

1

HUGO

Goalkeeper

POSITION

D.O.B

26/12/1986

NATIONALITY

59/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

French

ALL-TIME

2018/19

10/0

The Spurs captain kept out a Sergio Agüero penalty in one of four competition clean sheets.

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WHITEMAN

41

ALFIE

Goalkeeper

POSITION

D.O.B

02/10/1998

NATIONALITY

0/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

0/0

The lifelong Spurs fan has featured on the first-team bench three times this season.

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ALDERWEIRELD

4

TOBY

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

02/03/1989

NATIONALITY

38/3

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Belgian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

11/0

The powerful centre-back tops the charts for Spurs in ball recoveries (70), clearances (41) and blocks (13).

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DIER

15

ERIC

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

15/01/1994

NATIONALITY

17/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

5/0

Scored in Spurs' last game of the Premier League season as they drew with Everton to secure fourth place.

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AURIER

24

SERGE

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

24/12/1992

NATIONALITY

21/1

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Ivorian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

5/0

Missed the quarter and semi-finals through injury but crossed for Vertonghen's goal against Dortmund.

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LAMELA

11

ERIK

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

04/03/1992

NATIONALITY

14/1

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Argentinian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

9/1

Scored his first goal in the competition to go with an assist in the home loss to Barcelona in the group stage.

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ALLI

20

DELE

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

11/04/1996

NATIONALITY

18/3

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

7/0

Has served up three assists, including two for Lucas Moura during his remarkable hat-trick at Ajax.

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SKIPP

52

OLIVER

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

16/09/2000

NATIONALITY

0/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

0/0

The central midfielder made his first-team debut in the English League Cup last October.

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LLORENTE

18

FERNANDO

Forward

POSITION

D.O.B

26/02/1985

NATIONALITY

32/7

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Spanish

ALL-TIME

2018/19

8/2

His goal off the hip against City was one of only two in the competition not struck with a foot or head this season.

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VORM

13

MICHEL

Goalkeeper

POSITION

D.O.B

20/10/1983

NATIONALITY

3/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Dutch

ALL-TIME

2018/19

2/0

Wore the gloves for Spurs' first game on the road to Madrid, a 2-1 loss at Inter.

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TRIPPIER

2

KEIRAN

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

19/09/1990

NATIONALITY

13/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

7/0

Delivered the corner for Fernando Llorente's decisive goal at Manchester City in the quarter-finals.

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VERTONGHEN

5

JAN

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

24/04/1987

NATIONALITY

31/1

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Belgian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

9/1

Outstripped his colleagues with 17 tackles and struck his first competition goal against Dortmund.

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WALKER-PETERS

16

KYLE

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

13/04/1997

NATIONALITY

2/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

1/0

The right-back made his first start in the competition this term - in the crucial 1-1 draw away to Barcelona.

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DAVIES

33

BEN

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

24/04/1993

NATIONALITY

17/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Welsh

ALL-TIME

2018/19

9/0

The Wales left-back provided the cross for Harry Kane's winning header at home to PSV.

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WANYAMA

12

VICTOR

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

25/06/1991

NATIONALITY

19/1

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Kenyan

ALL-TIME

2018/19

6/0

Brother of Inter's 2009/10 winner McDonald Mariga; more competition outings than any other Kenyan.

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ERIKSEN

23

CHRISTIAN

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

14/02/1992

NATIONALITY

39/6

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Danish

ALL-TIME

2018/19

11/2

Combines natural talent with graft, covering more distance than any other Spurs player (124.4km).

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SON

7

HEUNG-MIN

Forward

POSITION

D.O.B

08/07/1992

NATIONALITY

40/12

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

South Korean

ALL-TIME

2018/19

11/4

All four of his competition goals this season have come since the start of the knockout phase.

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MOURA

27

LUCAS

Forward

POSITION

D.O.B

13/08/1992

NATIONALITY

50/8

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Brazilian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

11/15

His hat-trick against Ajax was only the fifth semi-final treble in UEFA Champions League history.

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GAZZANIGA

22

PAULO

Goalkeeper

POSITION

D.O.B

02/01/1992

NATIONALITY

1/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Argentinian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

1/0

Made his UEFA Champions League debut in the crucial 2-1 win at home to PSV Eindhoven.

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ROSE

3

DANNY

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

02/07/1990

NATIONALITY

13/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

7/0

The left-back has more than doubled his competition appearances tally this term, starting the last four games.

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SÁNCHEZ

6

DAVINSON

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

12/06/1996

NATIONALITY

16/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Columbian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

8/0

The most accurate paser among Spurs' core defenders, with 91% of 512 attempts finding a colleague.

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FOYTH

21

JUAN

Defender

POSITION

D.O.B

12/01/1998

NATIONALITY

3/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

Argentinian

ALL-TIME

2018/19

2/0

The young centre-back got his first taste of the knockout phase this season against Dortmund and Ajax.

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WINKS

8

HARRY

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

02/02/1996

NATIONALITY

18/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

9/0

Underwent groin surgery in April having started six games in this season's competition.

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SISSOKO

17

MOUSSA

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

16/08/1989

NATIONALITY

19/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

French

ALL-TIME

2018/19

9/0

The powerful box-to-box midfielder has started five of Spurs' six games in the knockout stage.

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MARSH

47

GEORGE

Midfielder

POSITION

D.O.B

05/11/1998

NATIONALITY

0/0

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

0/0

Tough-tackling defensive midfielder who made his first-team debut against Tranmere in the FA Cup this January.

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KANE

10

HARRY

Forward

POSITION

D.O.B

28/07/1993

NATIONALITY

18/14

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS

English

ALL-TIME

2018/19

8/5

Struck four goals in Spurs' first four games, but has been out since suffering an ankle injury against City.

GROWING THREAT

Finding ways to win without Harry Kane has added a cutting edge to Spurs’ steely resolve

If the best teams are those who find different ways to win, then Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur belong in that bracket.

Not so long ago, pundits would question their prospects in the event of injury to their talisman, Harry Kane, yet for all his influence -

dropping deep and both creating chances and scoring himself – Spurs have proved themselves a team with a varied playbook.

Heung-Min Son scored in four straight wins during Kane’s absence in the winter, then struck in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City, with Kane having departed injured. Goals from Son, Fernando Llorente and Lucas Moura in the second leg at City and the semi-final against Ajax highlighted both their versatility and character – and showed too how Spurs, and Pochettino, have adapted to the greater demands of the UEFA Champions League.

Just over a year ago, they squandered a lead against a more experienced Juventus side at Wembley to go out in the round of 16. This season, Pochettino made a masterly substitution at half-time in the second leg at Ajax, replacing Victor Wanyama with Llorente, whose hold-up play totally unsettled the young Ajax defenders, and allowed Spurs to bypass their midfield and achieve a stunning victory.

Pochettino’s tactical repertoire includes 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 formations, though he also deploys a back three at times. And if the Argentinian favours a slow, patient build-up from the back, with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and the rejuvenated Moussa Sissoko not only dropping deep to collect but also pressing high with the full-backs to create numerical advantages all over the pitch, Spurs pose a danger from everywhere.

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