UEFA Champions League 2018/19
Tottenham Hotspur vs FC Barcelona
Group B
Wembley Stadium, London
Wednesday, October 3
rd
Kick-off at 20:00 (8pm) GMT
Tottenham Hotspur will put their Premier League ambitions aside, albeit temporarily, when they welcome the almighty Barcelona to town in matchday 2 of this season’s UEFA Champions League.
Mauricio Pochettino saw his Tottenham side squander a second-half lead at Inter Milan a fortnight ago, losing 2-1 at the San Siro – their third consecutive defeat in all competitions – but three wins on the trot since have seen Spurs regain some crucial momentum ahead of a monstrous European evening. Harry Kane’s brace against Huddersfield on Saturday took the World Cup’s Golden Boot winner to 4 goals for the season.
Tottenham Hotspur recent results: (all competitions)
29/09/2018 – Huddersfield 0-2 Tottenham
26/09/2018 – Tottenham 2-2 Watford* (LC)
22/09/2018 – Brighton 1-2 Tottenham
18/09/2018 – Inter 2-1 Tottenham (UCL)
The Blaugrana find themselves on a rather unfamiliar three-match winless run since their comprehensive 4-0 victory against Holland’s PSV Eindhoven on matchday 1. Following their shock first defeat of the campaign against bottom-club Leganes last week, Ernesto Valverde’s men were made to work hard as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Athletic Bilbao despite managing 20 attempts on goal during the encounter.
FC Barcelona recent results: (all competitions)
29/09/2018 – Barcelona 1-1 Bilbao
26/09/2018 – Leganes 2-1 Barcelona
23/09/2018 – Barcelona 2-2 Girona
18/09/2018 – Barcelona 4-0 PSV (UCL)
Wednesday’s affair will be just the third time that the pair will face each other in a competitive European tie. The duo exchanged blows in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup in April 1982. After a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane, the boys from Spain recorded a 1-0 win at the Camp Nou two weeks later, securing their place in the final in the process.
Tottenham Hotspur vs FC Barcelona head-to-head:
Played: 2
Tottenham Wins: 0
Draws: 1
Barcelona Wins: 1
Tottenham Goals: 1
Barcelona Goals: 2
07/04/1982 – Tottenham 1-1 Barcelona
21/04/1982 – Barcelona 1-0 Tottenham
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