It’s all to play for as Marseille host Tottenham in the final fixture of each side’s Champions League group stage.
Marseille currently sit bottom of the group and Spurs are up in first, but with just two points separating them, the layout of Group D could be flipped on its head here, with the only guarantee being Spurs cannot finish fourth. Third place, and the Europa League spot that comes with it, is a real possibility.
Here’s all you need to know about this one.
Current Form (Last Five Games)
Marseille team news
Samuel Gigot is eligible after serving a domestic suspension but may not force his way into the team ahead of former Arsenal man Sead Kolasinac, even with Eric Bailly unavailable through injury.
Kolasinac is one of many former Arsenal players in this squad, alongside Matteo Guendouzi, Alexis Sanchez and current Gunners loanee Nuno Tavares.
Marseille Starting XI (3-4-2-1): Lopez; Mbemba, Balerdi, Kolasinac; Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares; Guendouzi, Payet; Sanchez
Bench: Blanco, Ngapandouetnbu, Toure, Taveres, Gigot, Kabore, Elmaz, Harit, Gerson, Under, Suarez, Dieng
Tottenham team news
Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski remain out for Antonio Conte’s side and there are doubts over the fitness of centre-back Cristian Romero, who missed the Bournemouth game.
Fatigue is thought to be his problem but Conte may rush the Argentine back for such a big match, having seen how the alternatives struggled at the weekend.
Tottenham Starting XI (3-4-2-1): Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Lenglet; Doherty, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Lucas, Kane, Son
Bench: Forster, Davies, Romero, Tanganga, Spence, Emerson, White, Skipp, Bissouma, Sarr, Sessegnon, Gil
Spurs need a draw here to guarantee qualification for the next round but may need a win to seal top spot, and Conte will have to balance that against the threat of a defeat which would likely eliminate them from the competition.
They’ve failed to score in both matches away from home, however, and the Velodrome is a notoriously hostile environment which would likely lead to success from Marseille if the hosts weren’t in miserable form themselves.
Both these two have made hard work of things in recent weeks and don’t be surprised to see that trend continue here.
Prediction: Marseille 1-1 Tottenham
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