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Ludogorets faces Tottenham in their third match in Group “J” of the Europa League. The match is at 19:55 and will be played at “Huvepharma Arena” in Razgrad.
The Bulgarian champion lost his first two matches with Antwerp and LASK (Linz). If he wants to move on, Ludogorets must find a way to beat the Spurs.
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We have already seen that Londoners are not so scary. They received a serious lesson from Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) in the second preliminary round of the tournament, but with class and a bit of luck they escaped.
Tottenham were determined as the favorite in the group, but so far there is only one win on their tally: 3: 0 over LASK (Linz).
The English lost their second match to Antwerp (0: 1), which means that today’s match is of great importance to them. They cannot afford a second pitch, so they are expected to pitch with all their might.
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Tottenham will miss Sergio Regilon, Serge Orie and Eric Lamela.
The first has a cold and the other two are slightly injured, but Mourinho announced that he will not put his health at risk.
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“However, we must take it seriously and not be under pressure.”
“We played against Lokomotiv and we had problems. And Plovdiv is the second strongest team in Bulgaria, after Ludogorets are champions for nine years. Today’s opponent is again the leader in the local standings. This is a different team than Lokomotiv: he has better players in terms of technical qualities, he is better in general, he acts more offensively with fast players and he has experience in defense. He is not an easy opponent at all, we must approach him with respect. “Mourinho said before the start.
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“It will be a difficult game. They are a good team, they have good players. We have to go with character and good humor to win. We must not allow a defeat, because it will be difficult for us in the future.”Musa Sisoko added.
Ludogorets has been 414 days without a home win in European tournaments. The Eagles last won at home on September 19 of last year. They then defeated CSKA (Moscow) 5: 1, under the leadership of Stanislav Genchev. However, a loss to Espanyol followed, equal to Ferencvaros, and losses to Inter, Midtjylland and Antwerp. After the LASK match, Razgrad’s balance in Europe is already negative: 95 games, 33 wins, 28 draws and 34 losses, with a goal difference of 140-117.
Source: ludogorets.com
So far, twice in European tournaments, the team has started to participate in the group stage with two consecutive defeats. In both cases, the citizens of Razgrad remain the last in their flow. The current participation repeats the autumn of 2018. Then again in the Europa League groups, the “eagles” fell at the start at Leverkusen’s home with 2: 3 after a change of 2: 0, and then lost 0: 1 against Zurich in Switzerland. There are 4 consecutive draws, which, however, are not enough and the “greens” are last.
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With two consecutive 1: 2 losses, Ludogorets started the Champions League groups in the fall of 2014. Then Razgrad lost to Liverpool and Real (Madrid) in England and Bulgaria. They then recorded a 1: 0 victory over Basel in Sofia and a 2: 2 draw with “Vasil Levski’s” Merseysiders, but the four points were insufficient and the team finished last. In third place is Liverpool with 5 points.
It’s November again, the opponent is from London, and the Bulgarian champion will be the host …
Razgrad residents are expected to be outsiders before the confrontation with Londoners.
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