Ange Postecoglou has named the Tottenham Hotspur lineup to face Barcelona in the last pre-season encounter before the Premier League season begins.
Ange Postecoglou has picked an alternative line-up with 10 alterations to the outfield for Tottenham‘s last pre-season friendly against Barcelona in the Catalan capital.
Spurs face Xavi’s team in the Joan Gamper Trophy encounter at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, as Barcelona play their first home game away from the Camp Nou, which is undergoing renovations. It will be the stadium’s first football match in 14 years.
Many players, including Harry Kane, James Maddison, Cristian Romero, Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogie, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, have been left at home as a result of their participation in that encounter.
Richarlison was injured and missed the encounter on Sunday, but he is expected to start against Barcelona.
Postecoglou has opted to keep Guglielmo Vicario in goal to give him more practise with the Tottenham defenders in front of him, with a back four of Pedro Porro, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, and Sergio Reguilon this time.
Yves Bissouma is anticipated to play a significant role for Postecoglou this season, and his omission against Shakhtar may have been to provide him with a leading role and some experience in the centre of the field for Spurs on Tuesday evening.
Micky van de Ven and Alejo Veliz signed too late and are still waiting for work permits, thus they were unable to join the trip. Ashley Phillips, an 18-year-old defender signed for £2 million from Blackburn last week, is on the bench.
Postecoglou’s Tottenham team is as follows:
Vicario, Porro, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon, Skipp, Bissouma, Lo Celso, Solomon, Richarlison, and Perisic. Austin, Gunter, Emerson, Spence, Phillips, Davies, Sarr, Devine, Son, Scarlett are the substitutes.
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