In their final group stage match, Tottenham Hotspur and Marseille will battle at the Orange Velodrome with a spot in the Champions League knockout rounds on the line with kickoff at 11 pm.
Sporting Lisbon’s two losses in a row could have given Marseille a golden ticket to the Champions League knockout stages.
However, Igor Tudor’s side took advantage of Sporting’s three red cards to get their European campaign up and running.
However, despite Eintracht Frankfurt missing one player and having two players sent off against 11 men. Marseille did not have enough to win on matchday 5, as Daichi Kamada and Randal Kolo Muani scored goals on either side of Matteo Guendouzi’s goal to give them a 2-1 victory.
Now in fourth place with six points in the group, Marseille needs to beat Tottenham on Tuesday to stay alive in Europe.
Tottenham’s matchday five clash with Sporting on October 17th was truly a Champions League tie for the ages.
Harry Kane thought he had sent Tottenham through with a last-gasp winner, but after a three-minute VAR delay, the goal was ruled out for offside, and the emotion of the occasion was too much to take for Antonio Conte, who was soon sent to the stands by Danny Makkelie.
Marseille vs. Tottenham Head to Head
Both sides have one game against each other, with the visitors taking the sole win. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Strasbourg 2-2 Marseille
- Frankfurt 2-1 Marseille
- Marseille 0-1 Lens
- PSG 1-0 Marseille
Away
- Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham
- Tottenham 1-1 Sporting
- Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
- Man United 2-0 Tottenham
Marseille Team News
Arsenal-linked players are expected to start Tuesday’s game against Tottenham. Samuel Gigot will be back from suspension, but Sead Kolasinac should keep his place in defense. Sanchez, Guendouzi, and Nuno Tavares will all be in Arsenal’s first XI – the latter should replace Bamba Dieng up top despite his goal against Strasbourg.
Tottenham Team News
Tottenham attacker Richarlison is out with a calf problem and Dejan Kulubsevic and his troublesome hamstring issue, and Cristian Romero was another noteworthy absentee from the win over Bournemouth.
Prediction and Odds
Facing a Tottenham side that has failed to win away from home in the Champions League this term, Marseille fans will be optimistic about their team’s chances of advancing to the competition’s knockout stages.
- Draw
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Under 3.5
