Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur
Competition – Champions League
Stadium – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Date: 17th October 2017
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Real Madrid famously became the first team to retain the Champions League trophy when they won it last season beating a previously watertight Juventus by 4-1 and they look like they want to win for another record breaking third consecutive time this season.
They have started this season’s competition well beating APOEL 3-0 at home before earning another three points from a 3-1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.
They are currently joint top of the league table with Tottenham and have a chance to go three points clear if they can win this game.
Real Madrid may be solid in attack but they are not the best side defensively as they kept just 3 cleans sheets so far this season.
Harry Kane could make them pay for any defensive sloppiness.
Tottenham have finally broken the curse of Wembley and with the help of Harry Kane have made a solid start to the new season.
Their narrow win over Bournemouth on Saturday was their first league win at their temporary home and that will have provided some relief as well as some boost to their morale when they travel to the Bernabeu for this game.
That win makes it 9 games unbeaten for them in all competitions but their away record in the Champions League shows they have managed to win just three times, drawn three and lost four of those ten games including a humiliating defeat at this venue in 2011.
Tottenham have scored in 8 of those ten away games and they will be looking to bag a couple of goals against a questionable Real defence.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Real Madrid
LAST FIVE GAMES |
DATE |
COMPETITION |
W |
Real Madrid |
|
2-0 |
|
Espanyol |
Oct 1, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
W |
Borussia Dortmund |
|
1-3 |
|
Real Madrid |
Sep 26, 2017 |
Champions League |
W |
Alavés |
|
1-2 |
|
Real Madrid |
Sep 23, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
L |
Real Madrid |
|
0-1 |
|
Real Betis |
Sep 20, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
W |
Real Sociedad |
|
1-3 |
|
Real Madrid |
Sep 17, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
Tottenham Hotspur
LAST FIVE GAMES |
DATE |
COMPETITION |
W |
Huddersfield Town |
|
0-4 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
Sep 30, 2017 |
English Premier League |
W |
Apoel Nicosia |
|
0-3 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
Sep 26, 2017 |
Champions League |
W |
West Ham United |
|
2-3 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
Sep 23, 2017 |
English Premier League |
W |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
1-0 |
|
Barnsley |
Sep 19, 2017 |
English Carabao Cup |
D |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
0-0 |
|
Swansea City |
Sep 16, 2017 |
English Premier League |
H2H
DATE |
COMPETITION |
Real Madrid |
|
2-0 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
Aug 4, 2015 |
Friendly |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
0-1 |
|
Real Madrid |
Apr 13, 2011 |
Champions League |
Real Madrid |
|
4-0 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
Apr 5, 2011 |
Champions League |