Tottenham v Manchester City Betting Tips: Can Spurs step up to the mark?

Preview and odds of Champions League quarter final

Two Premier League giants come to blows on the European stage as the Tottenham Hotspur stadium hosts its inaugural Champions League tie against Manchester City.

This is the first instalment of a three-part series between the pair across eleven days which could define both club’s seasons.

It all kicks off at 8:00pm on BT Sport 2, but stick around as we have an in-depth preview and odds to whet the appetite.

Head-to-Head

Tottenham dominated this fixture in the mid-noughties, winning 12 and losing just one meeting between these sides between December 2004 and May 2010.

It’s been much more of an even affair since, but Man City arrive with three-straight wins over Spurs, including this season’s 1-0 win at Wembley.

Likely XIs

Tottenham: Lloris; Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen; Trippier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Rose; Alli, Kane, Son

Man City: Ederson; Mendy, Stones, Laporte, Walker; Fernandinho, De Bruyne, D. Silva; Sterling, B. Silva, Aguero

The home side will have to make do without the injured trio of Eric Dier, Erik Lamela and Serge Aurier for the first-leg.

Son Heung-Min and Lucas Moura are both pushing for starts and could support Harry Kane as the number nine.

Whether Mauricio Pochettino opts for a flat back-four or a three in defence in his first Champions League quarter-final as a manager could be telling.