Barcelona v Tottenham betting tips: Can Spurs get a result in Spain?

Preview and odds for Champions League tie

Tottenham Hotspur’s task in order to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League is simple; they must match or beat Inter Milan’s result tonight.

But that doesn’t tell the full story. Mauricio Pochettino’s men are away at Barcelona, while Inter are at home to PSV Eindhoven.

Can Spurs and Harry Kane pull off a coup and tonight? Or will they slip into a potential Premier League burden of the Europa League? Kick-off is at 8:00pm and it’s all live on BT Sport 3.

Head-to-head

Lionel Messi netted twice in a sizzling display as Barca ran out 4-2 winners in the reverse tie at Wembley.

That was only the third-ever meeting between the teams. A two-legged Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final in 1982 saw a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane before the Spanish side won 1-0 at the Nou Camp to reach the final.

Form wise, Enersto Valverde’s side have lost just two of their 22 matches this season. But of more concern for Spurs’ hopes is that Barca have been beaten at home only twice in their last 64 competitive games. The La Liga giants have kept 30 clean sheets in that time too.

Spurs have lost only three of their last 17 games, but have a poor travelling record in the Champions League with just four wins from 15 matches.

Likely XIs

Kane and Christian Eriksen, handed rare rests at the weekend, will return to the starting line-up this evening.

That should form an attacking quartet alongside Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min. That line-up proved devastating in the 3-1 win over Chelsea last month.