Tottenham Vs Atlético Madrid — Palhinha Out, Richarlison Suspended; Gallagher and Solanke Doubtful
Tottenham vs atlético madrid enters the second leg with Tottenham hit by fresh absences as Joao Palhinha will not make the match, Richarlison serves a one-match suspension and Conor Gallagher and Dominic Solanke are listed as doubtful; kick-off is set for 3 p. m. ET at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Atlético Madrid travel carrying a 5-2 advantage from the first leg and will arrive for the tie with referee Daniel Siebert (GER) and VAR Daniel Schlager (GER) assigned. Manager Igor Tudor delivered the latest team update in a pre-match media session on Tuesday at 6: 50 p. m. ET.
Tottenham Vs Atlético Madrid: Team news and injuries
Igor Tudor confirmed his squad will be missing Joao Palhinha, who will not make the game after the injury sustained late in the first leg, and Richarlison, who is suspended after accumulating three yellow cards. Tudor identified Souza and Yves Bissouma as unavailable and ineligible for selection. He described Conor Gallagher (virus) and Dominic Solanke as doubtful and said final decisions would be made after assessing them ahead of kick-off.
On the bench Tudor expects to have recently returned players available only for limited minutes: “Destiny and Lucas will be on the bench tomorrow – one part of the game, not too much because they just started training with us, but it’s good to see them, ” said Igor Tudor, Tottenham head coach. He added that Cristian Romero is available for selection and that Joao is “a little bit worse, so he’ll be for the next game, but Romero is in. “
Match picture and match officials — immediate facts
Atlético Madrid go into the return leg holding a 5-2 aggregate lead from the first matchup and will face Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday at 3 p. m. ET. Match control is assigned to referee Daniel Siebert (GER) with Daniel Schlager (GER) handling VAR duties. With the three-goal cushion, Atlético arrive in a favoured position, while Tottenham must balance squad availability across domestic and European priorities.
Reactions from the camp and short-term outlook
Speaking in the pre-match press session, Igor Tudor stressed a mixture of cautious optimism and realism about his options: “We’ve some good news, but also some bad news because Conor (Gallagher) is not here, and Dom (Solanke) has some small problems, so we’ll see tomorrow how he is. ” He underlined that the recently returned players could offer “one small part of the game” if fit enough, and flagged squad recovery as a rolling process with additional returns expected for the upcoming league fixture.
What happens next: kickoff is at 3 p. m. ET on Wednesday and starting-lineup confirmation will come in the usual pre-match window; follow-up team sheets and in-game developments will determine whether Tottenham can overturn the 5-2 deficit or if Atlético Madrid advance. The immediate focus for Tottenham is medical assessments for Gallagher and Solanke and integrating the recovering squad members into match-day plans.
