The avant-chronic of Tottenham - Real Madrid match!

Real Madrid plays today for a place in the Champions League semifinals. After the 4-0 in the tour match  at the Santiago Bernabeu , the Spanish are expecting a match played  at White Hart Lane,  on the arena that AC Milan  failed to score despite being bound by the outcome of the game round with Spurs. Coach Jose Mourinho has warned his students in the public press conference yesterday: "I know the mentality of the English teams, we came here to win, do not neglect Tottenham. For me,  El Clasico still doesn't exist, all that matters is this match. I want to score because this will aggravate terribly their mission.", announced Real's coach.

He decided not to spare his super stars even though  two meetings with the great rival, FC Barcelona are next, ​​Saturday in the championship and Wednesday in the League Cup in Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo in danger of suspension, will be in the first 11, the only significant absence is that of Pepe, sanctioned with yellow in the round match and  automatically suspended.In terms of replacement, it will be decided between Garay and Albiol, but the Spaniard has a much better chance to play from the first minute. As neither Ramos will not play tonight, Alvaro Arbeloakes its place in the   right flank of the defense, in the opposite position evolving Marcelo . The central axis will consist of Albiol and Ricardo Carvalho and Xabi Alonsoand Sami Khedira in front of the  defense and Sami Khedira , although Lassana Diarra is not excluded  as one of the first 11.

 Granero and Kaka are fighting for a spot behind the tip, but the Brazilian has the first chance, especially after the good performance in Bilbao. Jose Mourinho's surprise  is the absence of Angel di Maria, the one that will evolve in the right flank being Mesut Ozil, spared by Jose in the championship moving to Bilbao. Now it seems like the  time for the Argentinian to receive his needed break. Blanco attack right flank will be occupied by Cristiano Ronaldo, the player on who all the media is  focusing  after the unjustified affirmations of Milan's president Silvio Berlusconi, who declaredd his admiration for the Portuguese star. Moreover, the Italian press  is advancing an exchange Ibrahimovic - Ronaldo,  forgetting the status of each of the two football players and especially the fact that Ronaldo has a termination clause amounted to 1 billion euros!

In attack, Mourinho will not risk and will call back to Adebayor, the target of racist attacks from the home team fans tonight.The team will use one  offensive eleven in the context that has nothing to lose. Reserves on tour, Jermaine Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko will most likely play from the first minute, while Van der Vaart and Bale will deal with their supply of useful balls . Modric and Sandro will be holders in front of a defenses led by the Dawson "tower" who also covers Corluk and Ekotto in the sides  but also William Gallas in central defense.

TOTTENHAM: Gomes; Corluka, Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto; Gareth Bale, Modric, Sandro, Van der Vaart, Defoe, Pavlyuchenko.

REAL MADRID: Casillas; Arbeloa, Albiol, Carvalho, Marcelo; Granero, Xabi Alonso, Khedira, Kaká, Özil,  Adebayor.