Having already tortured Spurs fans in the return fixture, Sporting CP star Marcus Edwards will finally make an appearance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this week. Back in 2016, after making his debut with a 15-minute cameo in the EFL Cup, the new ground was only beginning to take shape around White Hart Lane.
But now, the new stadium is complete and Edwards is living up to the potential that saw former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino liken him to Lionel Messi. Edwards has grown to become a tricky prospect in attack, as proven in Sporting’s 2-0 win over Spurs in Lisbon last month.
Ahead of the return fixture in North London, Tottenham are a victory away from the knockout stages of the Champions League. A win will see them guaranteed a place in the last 16 and could well end Sporting’s hopes of doing the same, should Marseille beat Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.
