Key events
Spurs aren’t the only British giants battling tonight to save their season†. The Granadaland soap-opera stars of Coronation Street Manchester United welcome Real Sociedad to Weatherfield Old Trafford this evening: Daniel Harris will be all over that one in the MBM style. There’s also the small matter of Rangers versus Fenerbahce, with the Glasgow giants taking a 3-1 lead into tonight’s second leg at Ibrox. Now don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just simple folk, but there’s no MBM for that one. However I’ll try my best to keep an eye on that here as well, not least because one of either Barry Ferguson or Jose Mourinho is guaranteed to end the evening with a face on, and combustable Euro-infused entertainment isn’t the sole preserve of teams from Madrid. Strap in, folks, it could be quite the ride.
†: This of course assumes Chelsea are going to make it through to the last eight of the Conference League, on account of having won their first leg 2-1 in Copenhagen. We’ll keep you posted, nonetheless, and pivot shamelessly should things go awry
Preamble
We’ve been here before this season …
… so there’s no reason why Ange Postecoglou’s unpredictable side can’t repair the damage done in the Netherlands last week …
… and keep alive hopes of their manager maintaining his record of always winning a trophy in his second full season at a club. Tottenham’s 2024-25 campaign – and their current pursuit of a first major trophy since 2008, and a first European pot since 1984 – stands or falls tonight. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!