Tottenham team confirmed vs Atletico - Xavi starts with Solanke absence explained

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Here's the Tottenham team that Igor Tudor has selected to face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night

Injuries have dictated Igor Tudor's Tottenham team to face Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening in their Champions League last 16 second leg match.

Spurs face a 5-2 deficit from the last 16 first leg in Madrid last week, following that disastrous start, but they will be buoyed after their battling display to grab a point at Liverpool. Tudor must again deal with a huge list of missing players with Richarlison suspended from this European encounter after reaching three yellow cards and Tudor gave further good and bad news at his press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven return to the team among four changes, while Destiny Udogie and Lucas Bergvall are back on the bench after injury while Conor Gallagher is also among the substitutes after recovering from a virus.

Dominic Solanke misses out entirely after Tudor said he has "some small problems" while Souza is ineligible for the game.

Here's the Tottenham team that Tudor has picked, shaped by those injuries, with a first start in four matches for Xavi Simons.

Vicario; Dragusin, Romero, Van de Ven; Porro, Gray, Sarr, Spence; Tel, Kolo Muani, Xavi. Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Danso, Udogie, Bergvall, Gallagher, Olusesi, Kyerematen, Rowswell.