Right, it’s time to wrap the buildup blog and direct you all towards Scott Murray’s minute-by-minute. It’s been fun, and it’s going to continue to be fun for one set of fans this evening. For the other? In the words of the immortal Super Hans: one way’s heaven, and the other … probably best not to think about that right now. I’ll let you complete the quote.
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Alexandra Ashton is feeling the pre-match nerves. “Good afternoon, Will. As a long-suffering Spurs supporter I’m quite terrified. I’ve been pacing around work and checking on this article every few minutes in somewhat of a maniacal manner. I must say I dread this match. United have the history and pulled a sensational victory out of the hat [against] Lyon, while we’ve suffered injuries to essentially our entire crop of technical midfielders in Bergvall, Maddison, and Kulusevski.
“But sport is nothing if not delusional at times, so even though I feel deeply that we’ll lose, I still must say: Come On You Spurs!”
