TOTTENHAM are back in the Champions League tonight as they take on Ligue 1 opponents Marseille in North London.
Spurs haven't lost a game so far this season and will be hoping to continue the trend tonight in Europe.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 3
- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Perisic, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Richarlison, Son, Kane
- Marseille XI: Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly, Gigot, Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares, Guendouzi, Suarez, Gerson
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When is Tottenham vs Marseille?
Tottenham vs Marseille takes place TONIGHT – Wednesday, September 7.
The Champions League match kicks off at 8pm BST.
Spurs' Tottenham Hotspur Stadium plays host.
What TV channel and live stream is Tottenham vs Marseille on?
Tottenham vs Marseille will be broadcast live on BT Sport 3.
BT Sport begin their coverage at 7.15pm.
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Marseille starting line-up
Pau Lopez starts in goal.
Eric Bailly, Chancel Mbemba and Samuel Gigot form the defence.
Nuno Tavares and Jonathan Clauss start as wing-backs with Valentin Rongier and Jordan Veretout in midfield.
Gerson and Matteo Guendouzi sit behind Luis Suarez in attack.
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Tottenham substitutes
Fraser Forster, Matt Doherty, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sanchez, Ben Davies, Ryan Sessegnon, Oliver Skipp, Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Bryan Gil and Dejan Kulusevski.
Spurs are expected to start in a 3-4-3 formation.
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Tottenham starting line-up
Hugo Lloris starts in goal with Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Clement Lenglet in defence.
Emerson Royal and Ivan Perisic start as wing-backs with Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in midfield.
Richarlison, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane form the front three.
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Yesterday’s Champions League results
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea
- Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Copenhagen
- Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa
- Sevilla 0-4 Manchester City
- RB Salzburg 1-1 AC Milan
- Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid
- RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk
- PSG 2-1 Juventus
Match Facts
This will be the first ever competitive meeting between Tottenham and Marseille.
Tottenham have won four of their previous five home matches against French opposition.
Marseille have registered just one victory in their last 13 matches against English sides in the Champions League.
Marseille team news
Cedric Bakambu and Bamba Dieng have been left out of Marseille’s Champions League squad following collapsed deadline day transfers.
Dimitri Payet is expected to return to action after a short spell out of action with a calf issue.
Alexis Sanchez is suspended and will not be available.
Tottenham team news
Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur returned to the squad last weekend so both players should be available this evening.
Lucas Moura and Bryan Gil are Spurs' only two injury worries for the clash.
Welcome to Tottenham vs Marseille
Good Evening and welcome to SunSport’s coverage of Tottenham vs Marseille.
The Champions League is back and Spurs are looking to kick off their campaign in style.
But, Antonio Conte and his side will have a tough task on their hands with Marseille flying high in Ligue 1.
Tottenham will also welcome some familiar faces back to North London tonight with former Arsenal stars Nuno Tavares, Matteo Guendouzi and Sead Kolasinac all set to appear for the Olympians.
It's all to play for!
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