Wednesday 28 February 2018

Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld to miss Champions League tie with Juventus

• Belgian defender not fit for second leg after hamstring injury
• Mauricio Pochettino will not rush Alderweireld back into side

Mauricio Pochettino has made it plain Toby Alderweireld will not be fit for Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League match against Juventus next Wednesday.

The central defender, who has a hamstring injury sustained in training last Thursday, is still recovering. “He is still not participating with the group,” Pochettino said when asked about Alderweireld’s prospects for the Wembley leg of the last-16 tie, which is finely poised at 2-2. “The answer is clear.”

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2CMI0jS

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