Can Jose Mourinho mastermind a Tottenham miracle at RB Leipzig?

Odds, preview and betting tips for this evening’s ChampionsLeague clash

Tottenham fans could be forgiven for wondering how theirseason may have panned out had they not been so hasty in sacking MauricioPochettino.

His replacement Jose Mourinho made a bright start to life atSpurs but a dismal few weeks and a squad decimated by injuries leaves them indanger of missing out on the top four.

And after crashing out of the FA Cup at the hands ofNorwich, they now need to overturn a one-goal deficit away at RB Leipzigwithout their key attacking threats in order to save their season.

In years gone by, Mourinho would have been the ideal managerto mastermind a Champions League miracle. But has he still got his Europeanspark?

RB Leipzig v Tottenham Hotspur Match Odds

After a 1-0 home defeat in the first leg, Spurs face an uphill battle to reach the quarter-finals. Last season’s runners-up are priced at 9/2 to win at Leipzig, and our traders have the same price for them to qualify.

Leipzig are the clear favourites at 4/7 to win thisevening and 1/8 to progress.

Mourinho’s men have struggled defensively of late but theyneed to score thanks to Leipzig’s away goal and Spurs to win and both teamsto score is going at 15/2.

Tottenham need somebody to step up in Harry Kane and Son Heung-min’s absence. Dele Alli has history of performing in crucial games and the England international is 3/1 to bag anytime or 28/1 to score two or more.

In normal circumstances, Spurs would fancy their chances ofgetting the job done. But with Kane and Son ruled out with injury, they couldlack the firepower to hurt Leipzig.

January signing Steven Bergwijn is also expected to miss therest of the campaign, leaving the burden up top on Alli and Lucas Moura.

Spurs are without a win in five games in all competitionsand with an in-form Manchester United visiting north London this weekend, aChampions League comeback tonight would go a long way to relieving any underlyingpressure on Mourinho.

But based on the first leg, it’s likely to be a frustratingevening for Tottenham, with Leipzig unfortunate not to come away with a heaviercushion.

Leipzig themselves have stalled in recent weeks withconsecutive draws in the Bundesliga, although key man Timo Werner was benchedfor Saturday’s clash at Wolfsburg.

The German striker has scored an incredible 27 goals in allcompetitions so far this season and he’ll be licking his lips about facing aTottenham defence without a clean sheet in its last seven outings.

Leipzig find themselves five points behind Bayern Munich inthe Bundesliga title race and while the double may realistically be out ofreach, their strong season will only boost the credentials of JulianNagelsmann.

The 32-year-old’s name was whispered when Spurs were eyeingup a replacement for Pochettino and despite his exciting young project atLeipzig, it’s inevitable that a bigger club will eventually tempt him away.

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