Vedran Corluka makes a surprise return to the starting lineup at right back while Tom Huddlestone is also fit to be deployed in the eleven men Harry Redknapp sends out to do the impossible at White Hart Lane. Tottenham Hotspur are down 4-0 on aggregate in their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, and with Chelsea knocked out of the competition they're now the only London team that can hope to make the final at Wembley in May. That hope is pretty tenuous.
Tottenham Hotspur Vs. Real Madrid, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Spurs Lineup
Still, Spurs must try. With Peter Crouch suspended Roman Pavlyuchenko is called upon to lead the line, supported by the roving figure of Rafael van der Vaart. Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon start on the wings, but their blirstering speed will presumable be negated by Real's ability to play a deep line with Crouch gone. Luka Modric and Tom Huddlestone provide a disciplined, intelligent core, while the defence looks about as first-choice as it could possibly be.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-1-1): Heurelhio Gomes; Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Michael Dawson, William Gallas, Vedran Corluka; Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Tom Huddlestone, Aaron Lennon; Rafael van der Vaart; Roman Pavlyuchenko.
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