Tottenham Hotspur will be aiming to correct their epic 4-3 Champions League loss at Internazionale a fortnight ago by seeing off the Italian giants at White Hart Lane on Tuesday evening.
The Londoners endured a miserable start in Milan as they fell 4-0 behind at the interval and had goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes dismissed for hauling live-wire striker Jonathan Biabiany down in the penalty area.
However, despite their numerical disadvantage, Spurs refused to give in and a fantastic second half hat-trick from Gareth Bale brought them back into contention.
Their stirring fightback will have raised morale and, with the holders making their way to the capital this week, there is real optimism ahead of the plum clash.
All eyes will be on the impressive Bale once more, but the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Wesley Sneijder, Javier Zanetti and Maicon are genuine world-class forces and they will be out to bolster their sitting at the top of Group A.
Manager Harry Redknapp may well be confident of picking up at least a point with Peter Crouch, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Aaron Lennon and the returning Rafael van der Vaart in his ranks.
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Spurs’ qualification rivals Werder Bremen face a must-win fixture against FC Twente at their Weserstadion base.
The Germans are the overwhelming sportsbook favourites to collect the points and, with Aaron Hunt, Claudio Pizarro and Marko Marin in their team, they look a decent bet to put their Dutch counterparts to one side.
Rangers face a difficult test in Spain with a trip to Valencia’s imposing Mestalla on the cards.
But Walter Smith’s boys may well be quietly confident after holding Los Che to a 1-1 draw at Ibrox two weeks ago.
Premier League giants Manchester United go to Turkish outfit Bursaspor and a win for the Red Devils would see them forge clear at the top of Group C.
Elsewhere, Champions League favourites Barcelona take their galaxy of stars to Denmark where they lock horns with FC Copenhagen in Group D.
With Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, David Villa and Xavi to name just a few in the Catalans’ line-up, expect a comfortable away day success in Scandinavia.
Rubin Kazan welcome Panathinaikos to Russia and the hosts will be determined to make home advantage count.
Group B sees Schalke go to Hapoel Tel Aviv and Benfica host French powerhouse Lyon at their Stadium of Light home.
