Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Georgia to take on Dinamo Tbilisi in the first leg of their Europa League play-off, looking to earn a comfortable victory.
Spurs have made four changes to the side that defeated Crystal Palace on Sunday. No place for Jermain Defoe as Roberto Soldado starts again, while Etienne Capoue makes his full debut.
Gareth Bale has failed to make the trip as the Welshman still nursing his foot injury. As per the reports, Bale is edging closer to the exit doors while Spurs and Real Madrid are in advanced talks over a deal that would potentially eclipse the £80m world record fee Madrid paid to Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.
However, they are up against Dinamo Tbilisi, who won their domestic title last season, but following a 3-1 aggregate defeat by Romanian side Steaua Bucharest in the third round of the Champions League qualifying, they were dropped into the Europa League.
Here are the Confirmed Line-Ups:
Dinamo Tbilsi
Loria, Khurtsilava, Kvirkvelia, Gvelesiani, Kvaratskhelia, Merebashvilli, Grigalashvili, Glisic, Dzaria, Dvali, Francisco Munoz Xisco
Sub: Zarkua, Aldekoaotalora Ustaritz, Papava, Khocholava, Seturidze, Goga, Djily Vouho
Tottenham Hotspur
Hugo Lloris, Rose, Kaboul, Naughton, Dawson, Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Townsend, Sigurdsson, Soldado, Dembele
Sub: Friedel, Walker, Ezekiel Fryers, Nacer Chadli, Carroll, Harry Kane, Shaquile Coulthirst
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