Seeking to make it four wins from four in the Europa League, Tottenham Hotspur travel to Istanbul to face Galatasaray at Rams Park on Thursday evening.
While Spurs currently sit second in the 36-team table, Galatasaray are only three places and two points further back in fifth spot.
Completing in the Europa League for the first time in four years, Tottenham are one of only three teams, along with Lazio and Anderlecht, who have picked up a maximum nine points from their opening three fixtures in this season’s competition.
Spurs have now won each of their last six home fixtures across all competitions, scoring 17 goals and conceding just four in the process, while they have also come out on top in each of their last eight Europa League games in North London by an impressive aggregate score of 26-2, keeping a clean sheet in their last six matches during this run.
However, Tottenham will travel to Turkey on Thursday seeking to avoid losing a third straight away match in all tournaments, while their last trip to Istanbul also ended in defeat – a 1-0 loss to Besiktas in December 2014.
Galatasaray will play host to Samsunspor on Sunday, but they must first shift their focus to the Europa League and will endeavour to boost their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds for the third time in four years with a victory against Spurs on Thursday.
Credit: sportsmole.co.uk
