Tottenham host Fiorentina on Thursday night, hoping to progress into the last 16 round of the Europa League.
The sides met in Florence last Thursday, with the match finishing all square. A Nacer Chadli penalty put Spurs ahead in the first half, before a deflected strike from Bernardeschi looped over Michel Vorm to bring the Italian side level in the second half.
Spurs are unable to call on the services of Harry Kane, with the England striker having picked up a broken nose during the FA Cup loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday. He is however expected to be back for the weekend clash with Swansea.
Mousa Dembele is another key name who will be unavailable, with the midfielder ruled out for two weeks with a groin strain suffered during the defeat to Crystal Palace.
However, there is some good news for Mauricio Pochettino, with captain Hugo Lloris expected to return in goal after he missed the previous two games against Fiorentina and Crystal Palace.
Ahead of the game, Michel Vorm spoke to the Spurs website, saying:
“We have it in our hands,” said goalkeeper Michel, who played in the first leg.
“We have to learn from the FA Cup and if we create the number of chances we created against Palace we would normally win, especially playing at home.
“Fiorentina are not a typical Italian team in many ways, they play good football and perhaps that will suit us better.
“We’re back at home and we still have a lot of confidence. On paper, we have a good result in the away leg and now we have to finish it off at home.”
Will Spurs come out on top? Or will they be knocked out of a second cup competition within the space of five days?
