Mathys Tel is back in Tottenham’s Champions League squad for the knock-out phase of the competition. Thomas Frank has also recalled the fit-again Radu Dragusin and added the January signing Conor Gallagher as part of the three permitted changes.
Dropping out are Brennan Johnson – who has moved to Crystal Palace – Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur, who are injured. Still out are Yves Bissouma and the injured duo Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison. There is no room for the club’s other January signing, the 19-year-old left-back Souza.
Tel was left out at the start of the season only to return for the fifth game of the league phase against Slavia Prague as a replacement for Dominic Solanke. Frank then put Tel back out for the final two league matches when he was allowed to recall Solanke, who had recovered fitness. Spurs are through to the last 16 where they will play Juventus, Galatasaray, Atletico Madrid or Club Brugge.
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He ran the length of the field from one end to another, like a swimmer doing laps, unaware that a match was going on around him.
