Big Match Breakdown: Real Madrid v Tottenham

Zinedine Zidane also has some injury worries. At right-back, 18-year-old Achraf Hakimi is in line to make his Champions League debut in Dani Carvajal’s absence.

Gareth Bale is unlikely to be fit to face his former club too. Isco is expected to start behind a front two of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as a result.

Key Battles

Tottenham will look to target young Hakimi at right-back. He’s only made two La Liga appearances to date and could struggle to deal with Christian Eriksen’s clever movement.

On the other side, Marcelo is one of the world’s best attacking left-backs. However, he does leave space behind that Son Heung-Min could exploit.

Spurs won’t have their usual attacking thrust on the left if Vertonghen starts there instead of Rose or Davies. But it could make them more solid defensively. That may come in handy against a front trio as talented as Madrid’s.

Madrid will want to dominate the ball. They’ve got two of the best passers in world football in Toni Kroos and Luka Modric. It’s vital that Tottenham don’t get pulled out of shape. They’ll need to remain patient and well-organised before breaking on the counter.

Match Odds

Zidane’s team are five points off the top in La Liga but they’ve been imperious in Europe in recent years. As well as winning the Champions League in each of the last two seasons, they’ve only lost one European game at home since April 2012.

Madrid are 4/9 favourites. They’re also 19/10 to keep another clean sheet against Spurs and Win to Nil.

Tottenham will take hope from Madrid’s stuttering home form so far this season though. Madrid have only won two of five games at the Bernabeu in all competitions. Spurs are 11/2 to cause an upset and get the win.

Much of the pre-match build-up has focused on Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Kane could prove he belongs in the upper echelon of strikers with a good display here. He’s 13/10 to score Anytime. Ronaldo is odds-on at 4/9 in the same market.

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All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing