Match: Gent v Tottenham Hotspur
Date: 16 February, Thursday
Time: 2amSGT (Friday)/11:30pm IST/6pm GMT
Venue: GHELAMCO-arena
Competition: Europa League 2016/17
TV Channel: In Singapore, live coverage of the match between Gent and Tottenham Hotspur is on Eurosport Asia.
Overview
Gent have made it to the knockout stages of the Europa League after finishing second during the group stages, behind Shakhtar Donetsk. With just two wins and two draws, they managed to make it to the last 32 of the competitions.
The Belgian club will have an uphill task in restricting Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 clash on Thursday. Gent will be looking for a victory over the Premier League outfit, in front of their home fans.
Tottenham enter this tie after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool in the last league fixture. It was Sadio Mane's brace that helped Jurgen Klopp's side seal their first league win of this calendar year.
Maurico Pochettino will be hoping to finish the two-legged tie in Belgium by registering a comfortable victory. He will be looking forward for his players to bounce back from their defeat to Liverpool.
UK: BT Sport 3
India: Ten 1 HD, Ten 2
Singapore: Eurosport Asia
United States: Fox Sports
Team news
Gent
Possible XI: Kalinic; Gigot, Gershon, Mitrovic; Dejaegere, Esiti, Matton, Asare; Kubo, Kalu, Coulibaly.
Tottenham Hotspur
Possible XI: Lloris; Trippier, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies; Dembele, Wanyama, Alli, Eriksen, Son; Kane.
