Group Stage Fan Preview: Tottenham

The Champions League and Tottenham Hotspur don’t always mix well together. The North London club are set to make their third appearance in the competition in its current form and the first two campaigns were quite contrasting, as any Spurs fan will attest to.

The first, under Harry Redknapp and more importantly at White Hart Lane, was full of memories, giving Tottenham fans young and old something to remembered for the ages as they defeated the reigning European champions Inter Milan 3-1 at The Lane, a game which announced a certain Gareth Bale to the elite. Another victory against Inter’s inner city rivals Milan saw Spurs advance to the quarterfinal stages where they were eliminated by Real Madrid.

It was a good run in the competition and something to be proud of, but the same couldn’t be said about what happened last season in their return to Europe’s elite competition.

On paper it looked an easy group for Tottenham, but losses against Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen at Wembley, including a draw against the German side in Leverkusen and a loss in Monte Carlo to an exciting Monaco side meant that Tottenham once again dropped into the Europa League, having to put the Champions League on hold once again.