All the injury news surrounding Tottenham and Atletico Madrid ahead of their Champions League clash.
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Tottenham are back in Champions League action on Tuesday night when they face La Liga giants Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital. Spurs are on a rotten run currently, still winless under Igor Tudor.
Atletico Madrid are currently third in La Liga and just goal difference ahead of Villarreal in fourth. Los Rojiblancos don’t look particularly dangerous this season, but they will still be favourites against a relegation-threatened Spurs. This first leg will be key in this one, and ahead of it, we have rounded up the latest injury news surrounding both teams.
Rodrigo Mendoza - Out
Mendoza is out until some time in April with a sprained ankle.
Ilias Kostis - Out
Kostis is out for the season with a ruptured ACL.
Radu Dragusin - Doubt
The defender has been dealing with a knock but should be okay to play here.
Djed Spence - Doubt
Tudor said last week: “Djed is out, he's not ready for the game. We hope for the Champions League [vs Atletico in Madrid].”
Wilson Odobert - Out
Odobert is out for the season. It has been confirmed: “We can confirm that Wilson Odobert has sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee... Wilson will see a specialist next week before undergoing surgery, and will then commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff.”
Destiny Udogie - Out
Udogie is likely to be out until at least the weekend, if not next week, as he looks to come back from a hamstring issue.
Lucas Bergvall - Out
Frank said before his departure: “Unfortunately, Lucas picked up an ankle injury, so we keep being very unlucky with injuries, and it looks like it could be a longer one. He's been assessed over these two days, so [in terms of a RTP] timeframe, I'll know more about the next couple of days.” Bergvall is expected to miss around six weeks more.
Ben Davies - Out
Davies has undergone ankle surgery and will be absent until some time in April.
Rodrigo Bentancur - Out
Bentancur has undergone surgery on his right hamstring and he will be absent until at least after the March international break.
Mohammed Kudus - Out
Kudus has been ruled out for months with a hamstring issue. Frank confirmed: “Mohammed, unfortunately, is a bigger one to the tendon in the quad. That is one where we expect him back after the March international break.”
Dejan Kulusevski - Out
Tudor said recently: “He's had really big problems as you know, but he's positive and also the doctors are positive, so we'll see next week how he’s going. We hope [he can play this season]. In this moment, we don't know.”
James Maddison - Out
Maddison is out for much - if not all - of the season with a knee injury. Frank said in December: “It's very early stages. It's still a long-term injury, so it's good to see him out there, but very early stages. There's no specific time frame. It will be a long time, unfortunately, before he's available.”