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Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of Tottenham’s Europa League last 32 clash with Austrian side, RZ Pellets WAC or Wolfsberger AC as they are more commonly referred to. Tonight’s first leg is being played in Budapest due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Kick off 17:55 GMT.

Europa League / 1/16 Final
Puskás Aréna / 18.02.2021
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Pete Sharland

Updated 18/02/2021 at 19:44 GMT


7'
5'
Son gets a sight of goal 25 yards out but curves just wide of the far post. Spurs have been dominant from the kick off here.
3'
Almost the perfect start for Alli. He races after a long ball but Alexander Kofler comes flying off his line and does enough to deny the midfielder on the far right of the area.
2'
DID YOU KNOW? Spurs are featuring in their 10th different Europa League knockout tie, though they've not won the first leg in each of their past seven knockout matches in the competition since a 3-0 first-leg triumph over Inter Milan in the 2012-13 last 16.
1st Half
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KICK OFF! Wolfsberger get us underway.
17.50
17.45
Will Bale let his football do the talking tonight?
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17.40
17.35
17.30
Feldhofer on Jose: "He is probably one of the most successful coaches, he has won with a lot of different teams and won a lot of competitions, but the game is not Mourinho v Feldhofer, it is Wolfsberger v Tottenham. We looked at everything, every player, every formation and tactics. They are a very physical team, playing with a lot of individual things. They are very tactical, which is what you would expect from a Mourinho team."
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17.25
Wolfsberger coach, Ferdinand Feldhofer: "I accept the situation, but we would have preferred to play at home. It would have been better if Tottenham could have worked out a situation where they could have come to us but we will manage in Budapest. There is no advantage to playing here because we have more work to get here, a longer journey and more travel. It is just how the coronavirus situation is forcing us to work, so we accept it."
17.20
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17.15
Jose Mourinho: "I don't feel any pressure. It is about responsibility, ambition and motivation - not about pressure. It's a very long competition, and for us, it will be the 10th match we will have played in the Europa League which is crazy as we're not even at the half-way stage yet. So for all these reasons it's a very difficult competition to win but is a competition we must have the ambition and the motivation to win as well as the responsibility to go with a strong team to get an important result."
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Jose Mourinho says that Hugo Lloris has 'my trust and confidence'

17.10
Erik Lamela, who is on the bench for Spurs tonight: “The next few games are very important for us. Everyone knows that and if I get the opportunity, I will give my best to help us progress in the Europa League. I think I can still do better to help the team. That’s what I’m looking to do.”
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17.05
Wolfsberger pretty much stick with the players that saw them through the group stage. Spurs are without Kane, but Mourinho gives opportunities to Bale and Alli.
17.00
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CONFIRMED TEAMS – WOLFSBERGER: Kofler, Novak, Baumgartner, Lochoshvili, Scherzer, Sprangler, Taferner, Liendl, Wernitznig, Vizinger, Joveljic. /// TOTTENHAM: Lloris, Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Dele, Bale, Lucas, Son.