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Ange Postecoglou’s team are coming off a 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa in the Premier League. Despite going down 1-0 in the first half, Tottenham battled back to secure the comfortable victory in the end with Dominic Solanke bagging a brace while Brennan Johnson scored his seventh goal of the season across all competitions.
Spurs are one of the three teams remaining in the Europa League phase that have won their first three matches alongside Lazio and R.S.C. Anderlecht. Tottenham claimed wins over Qarabağ FK, Ferencváros and AZ Alkmaar to climb up to second place in the table but face a tough task of taking down a solid Galatasaray side in what is expected to be a hostile environment.
Postecoglou will be without key players like Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Richarlison due to injuries ahead of the November international break.
Here’s how Spurs could lineup against Galatasaray in the Europa League.
GK: Fraser Forster — Postecoglou could look to rest Guglielmo Vicario since Tottenham has already secured nine points and is on course to qualify for the knockout stage.
RB: Archie Gray — The ex-Leeds United player features at right-back in place of Pedro Porro, looking to impress on the right-hand side of the backline.
CB: Radu Drăgușin — The Romania international starts for the second straight match both Romero and van de Ven out through injury.
CB: Ben Davies — Davies has become accustomed to playing as a left center-back and should fill in alongside Drăgușin for the next couple of matches.
LB: Destiny Udogie — While Postecoglou would probably prefer to rest Udogie, the current injuries in his squad means the young full-back is set to start again in the backline.
CM: Yves Bissouma — The veteran midfielder takes …
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