Overview
- Kick-off is 8pm GMT on Tuesday, January 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1 and streaming via discovery+ for subscribers.
- Both teams are level on points in the league-phase table and sit one point outside the automatic top eight that secures direct passage to the round of 16.
- Tottenham list numerous absentees, with Ben Davies set for ankle surgery, Micky van de Ven suspended, and long-term injuries to Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur and Richarlison, plus doubts over Joao Palhinha.
- Registration rules leave Conor Gallagher, Yves Bissouma and Radu Dragusin ineligible, with Pape Matar Sarr unlikely to feature after recent international duty and Mathys Tel not in the squad.
- Spurs are three wins from three at home in Europe without conceding, yet arrive off three straight defeats domestically, while Dortmund bring seven-match momentum and a league-phase-high scoring record but a leaky away defense; previews and odds shade the visitors.