Overview
- Kick-off is 20:00 GMT at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with live coverage on TNT Sports, and previews list Benoît Bastien as referee with Ivan Bebek on VAR.
- Manager Thomas Frank said he has a good feeling about taking a step toward the last 16, with confidence lifted by Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Brentford that ended a five-game winless run.
- Left-back Destiny Udogie is sidelined until January with a hamstring injury, prompting a defensive reshuffle with Djed Spence expected to deputise.
- Tottenham have yet to concede at home in this season’s Champions League after wins over Villarreal and FC Copenhagen in London.
- Slavia Prague are winless in the league phase, have scored only twice, and remain without an away goal after a 0-0 draw at Atalanta and a 3-0 defeat at Inter.