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Cheltenham Town vs Spurs U21 | Highlights | 2025/26  Tottenham Hotspur

Cheltenham Town vs Spurs U21 | Full Match | 2025/26  Tottenham Hotspur

"Danish champions Copenhagen are yet to win in this season’s competition, but young head coach Jacob Neestrup has serious attacking talent. With the league phase taking shape too - how many points will likely be needed to qualify?"

Rob Daly, official club commentator, presenter and pundit

European pedigree - English exits...

Copenhagen are in the Champions League proper for the third time in four seasons, having reached the Round of 16 in 2023/24. Under current manager Jacob Neestrup, the Danish side drew away at Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich (0-0) while beating Manchester United (4-3) and Galatasaray (1-0) at home. Having come through that difficult group, they were beaten 6-2 on aggregate by Manchester City, while English opposition eliminated them last season too in the Conference League - Chelsea edging it 3-1 over two legs.

No win yet...

This season, the Danish champions are yet to win any of their opening three league phase games – including a 4-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund last time out. Those conceded goals came from just five shots on target, however Neestrup felt his side failed to utilise their own attacking moments. "We had some good transitions, but if you are to get a point or three against a top-class team like Dortmund, then you need to score the chances that you have.” The 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday 1 was better, twice leading the Bundesliga side playing mobile, fluid attacking football. However, the 2-0 defeat to Qarabag was a low point with Copenhagen giving up big chances when pressed playing out from the back.

Lifting the mood...

Nine days ago, after a 0-0 league draw with Viborg, Neestrup was extremely open about Copenhagen’s recent disappointing form. "We are in a difficult place... where we lack the last spark of self-confidence and flow that we have had before.” He detailed how the team were playing too slowly, adding they 'weren't good enough in counter-pressing and individual defensive play', failing to make use of their preferred tactics of winning the ball back quickly and playing forward.

Tactics + attack...

A midweek 4-1 cup win at Hobro, to follow up that result, was most welcome with summer signing Youssoufa Moukoko getting a hat-trick. The stocky striker was a Borussia Dortmund wonderkid, scoring for the first team aged 16 years and 28 days, but now 20, he needed regular first team football. Elsewhere, Jordan Larsson, son of Henrik, starts out on the right wing and produced a wonderful first-time finish in their draw with Leverkusen. Mohammed Elyounoussi is the team’s experienced creative spark, getting 11 goals and nine assists last season. He has scored at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before too, in Southampton’s 3-2 win back in February 2022. The Norwegian is often up front in a 4-4-2 formation alongside veteran forward Viktor Claesson, although they are flexible enough to play three or five at the back.

How many points to qualify?

Now three matches have been played, we can look at how the League Phase is shaping up. Last season was the first in the Champions League’s new format - when 16 points guaranteed a top eight finish and place directly into the Round of 16. Despite the mirrored format in the Europa League, 14 points was enough in that competition. Ninth to 24th qualifies for the additional play-off round and Manchester City snuck in with 11 points last season, but only on goal difference. With five points garnered so far, tonight feels like an important game to give Spurs a strong foothold in the table before visiting the defending champions next – Paris Saint-Germain.

Watch | Thomas pre-match exclusive...

Our spirited comeback to beat Liverpool on Sunday made it three wins out of our four home games for the 2025/26 Barclays Women’s Super League.

Toko Koga’s first goal for the Club cancelled out Beata Olsson’s opener and got us back on level terms before Bethany England’s second half strike made it 15 points out of a possible 21 this term, lifting us back to fourth in the table and above north London rivals Arsenal.

So, how many times have we won three of our first four home games in a WSL season?

Well, the answer is one – and that was achieved on Sunday against the Reds.

We kicked started our WSL campaign with a 1-0 victory over West Ham United in September, after a late penalty from our captain claimed the three points from our London rivals.

And, despite a heavy defeat to Manchester City in the following home game, we quickly responded with another 1-0 win in front of our fans – this time against Brighton as Cathinka Tandberg slotted home from Jess Naz’s low cross.

In fact, if we include our home clashes in the Subway Women’s League Cup, we’ve only lost once in our six matches at Brisbane Road this campaign – a goalless draw with Aston Villa before a comfortable 3-0 win over Birmingham City.

As mentioned, Bethany also created WSL history with her strike against Liverpool as she became the first player to score 50 home goals in the competition.

Ahead of our meeting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight, here is a look at how FC Copenhagen have fared both in European football and against English opposition...

European football

Excluding the Intertoto Cup, this will be Copenhagen's 270th match in European competition. They have won 111 games, drawn 71 and lost 87.

Since their formation in 1992, they have played in at least one European match in every season.

Their best win percentage has come in UEFA's newest competition - the Europa Conference League (56 per cent) - with the lowest coming in the UEFA Cup/ Europa League (36 per cent).

In the Champions League, they hold a 40 per cent win ratio, taking victory in 47 of their 115 games to date.

Out of those wins, just 10 have come in the Champions League proper, and only two of those have come away from home - Panathinaikos (2010/11) and Club Brugge (2016/17).

So far this campaign, they have one point to their name in the League Phase, drawing 2-2 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday One. They have since suffered back-to-back defeats, 2-0 away at Qarabag and 4-2 at home to Borussia Dortmund.

English opposition

Tonight will be their 20th competitive game against European opposition.

Having previously faced Chelsea and Manchester City six times each, Manchester United five times and Leicester City twice, Copenhagen have won just two games, both coming against United (2006/07 and 2023/24) with both coming in Denmark.

They have lost 12 of the remaining 17 games, with the other five ending in draws.

They last faced an English side in just last term as they took on Chelsea in the Europa Conference League. Copenhagen lost both legs of the round of 16 tie.

Our players' records against FC Copenhagen

Only two of our players have faced FC Copenhagen to date in a competitive fixture.

Having played in Denmark between 2018 and 2020 for Nordsjælland, Mohammed Kudus has played Copenhagen six times, scoring once.

In October, 2023, Mathys Tel scored the winner for Bayern Munich when they defeated Copenhagen 2-1 in the Champions League group stage.

This is our first match against FC Copenhagen in European competition - but we have faced the Danish Superliga side before.

That encounter came over 21 years ago - 15 July 2004 - at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the 30th anniversary of the Gothia Cup youth tournament. The second of our three-match training camp in Sweden, it resulted in a 2-2 draw. We also played Falkenbergs (1-1) and Trollhattan (0-1).

Alvaro Santos gave the reigning Danish champions a fourth minute lead which Dean Richards levelled in the 27th minute. Jermain Defoe put us 2-1 ahead but Thomas Roll equalised in the 76th minute. The crowd figure was 15,104.

Here's how we lined up that day: Keller, Carr, Taricco, Davis, Bunjevcevic, Richards, Davies (Marney 62), Brown, Defoe, Keane, Jackson (Ricketts 70). Substitutes (not used): Fulop, Mabizela, Yeates, Kelly, Doherty, McKie, Hughes, Barnard.

Pictured above: Jermain Defoe in action against FC Copenhagen in Gothenburg in 2004...

Comeback vs Aalborg | 2007

We've come up against Danish opposition just once on the European stage - and it took quite a comeback to topple Aalborg in the group stage of the Europa League at the Lane back in November, 2007. Goals from Thomas Enevoldsen and Kasper Risgard saw the visitors 2-0 up at half-time. However, a tactical switch from Juande Ramos as we moved to a 3-5-2 system did the trick as Dimitar Berbatov, Steed Malbranque and Darren Bent completely turned it around by the hour mark. That's how it stayed - and we'd progress to the quarter-finals that campaign before we were agonisingly beaten on penalties by PSV.

Our line-up vs Aalborg: Robinson, Lee (Bent 45), Chimbonda, Dawson, Bale, Lennon, Jenas (Huddlestone 45), Zokora, Malbranque, Keane, Berbatov (Boateng 74). Substitutes (not used): Cerny, Tainio, Stalteri, Taarabt.

Familiar PL foe for Copenhagen...

While we've only faced one Danish opponent in European competition, this MD4 encounter will represent FC Copenhagen's 20th match against English opposition - most recently losing out to Chelsea in the Conference League in March.

Our results vs the Danes...

Thomas Frank says our UEFA Champions League MD4 clash against FC Copenhagen will be 'a little special' for him - not least because he once managed their fierce city rivals, Brondby IF.

Thomas spent three years at Brondby, finishing third in the Danish Superliga in 2013/14 and 2014/15.

"I think they would be pleased to meet me again," Thomas smiled after he was asked by Danish journalists how he would describe his relationship with FC Copenhagen fans.

Here's what he had to say on this evening's opponents during yesterday's pre-match press conference at Hotspur Way...

How much do you follow games in the Superliga (Denmark)? How much have you seen of FC Copenhagen?

Thomas: “Of course I follow the results and the league, so I know how the results are every week. I still have good colleagues, friends working in different clubs, knowing obviously also a lot of people in Copenhagen. So, I know of course Copenhagen is not in the best place, but it's a very good team. They have very good European experience. I expect it to be a difficult game, and always that's my little bit go-to, no matter a team, if they're in form or they are out of form, the next game is the one that everything can change in. So, we prepare like normal, very aware of the strength of Copenhagen and of course some areas we like to exploit. So that's how I take it. I know Jacob Neestrup very well. He's a very good coach. He knows what he's doing with his coaching staff, so I expect a tough challenge and a tough tactical challenge.”

How would you describe your relationship with the Copenhagen fans? They probably remember your time in Brøndby as well!

Thomas: “Yeah, I think they would be pleased to meet me again. Of course, there's a relationship because I was head coach of Brøndby. Obviously, not the biggest fan of me, but that's fair, that's part of it.”

Do you still feel like you still have some Brøndby genes in you and do you feel like an extra rival with Copenhagen - or is it in the past?

Thomas: “Of course, I was almost three years in Brøndby. If you are that, the fans get under your skin, and the club does as well. So, of course, it's Brøndby that got my support. Tomorrow, in some ways, it's a little bit special against the Danish team. I know quite a few who work in the backroom staff and in the club. Of course, I know some of the Danish players from different, whether it be a national team or whatever, how I came across them. That's why it's a little more special. Tomorrow, I just want to win, we play in the Champions League, play at home and Vic said it perfectly - the best way to get a little bit back on track is a good performance and win at home. So, that's the main bit.”

New for this season, our Official Matchday Programme brings fans a collection of photos sourced from a deep dive into our Mirrorpix photography archive, most of which have never been seen before.

We'll bring you a taster of the gallery here on tottenhamhotspur.com...

Next up, it's FC Copenhagen in MD4 of the UEFA Champions League league phase - and, as we've only played the Danish side once in a friendly over 20 years ago, we've instead brought you a gallery of one of the greats, Pat Jennings, UEFA Cup winner in 1972 (plus FA Cup 1967, League Cup 1971, 1973) and regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world in his pomp.

Above - Pat makes a superb diving save to deny Everton’s Roy Vernon at Goodison just three games into his Spurs career in August 1964...

Kendra Brown netted her first senior goal to help Dulwich Hamlet to a 1-0 win over MK Dons in the FA Women’s National League Division One South East on Sunday.

Joining the Hamlets last month on a dual registration, the midfielder was on hand in the 16th minute as her strike from the edge of the box found the back of the net via the inside of the left post.

Opening her account for the south-east London side, Kendra’s goal proved to be enough in the contest as they went on to secure an important three points in the league, lifting them eight points above safety.

Kendra went on to complete the full match at Champion Hill.

It was our Academy graduate’s sixth appearance for the Hamlets, where she also registered an assist on her debut last month in the 2-1 win over QPR.

Gaitely stars in Hashtag’s win over the Pirates

Elsewhere, Ruby Gaitely put in a Player of the Match performance for Hashtag United as they recorded an impressive 2-0 win over Real Bedford in the FAWNL Southern Premier Division on Sunday.

The midfielder, who also joined the Tags on a dual registration last month alongside Cruz Fuller-Fagan, started her first game for Essex-based side and starred in their excellent display at the Ledger Stadium.

She went on to complete around 75 minutes before making way while Cruz was a late second half substitute for Hashtag United.

That result saw the side climbed out of the relegation zone in the Southern Premier Division and up to eighth in the table.

Tottenham Hotspur can today announce an extension to its successful association with AIA Group Limited, who will become the club’s Global Training Partner from July, 2027, through to June, 2032. AIA remains the Club’s Global Principal Partner and front-of-shirt sponsor until the end of the 2026/2027 season.

From July 2027, AIA will transition to Global Training Partner and its brand will be featured on the training wear for all teams and coaches’ apparel. AIA’s brand will also continue to appear on LED signage at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and its campaigns will include both our men’s and women’s squads. The Global Training Partnership further strengthens AIA and the Club’s shared commitment to promoting healthy living.

Since the outset of the partnership in 2013, AIA and the Club have achieved major milestones together both on and off the pitch. During this time, the Club has experienced exceptional growth globally, opening its state-of-the-art stadium while continuing to strive for sporting success, including lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy earlier this year. In this same period, in which the AIA brand has adorned the front of Tottenham Hotspur shirts seen by billions worldwide, AIA has strengthened its position as a leading insurance brand across its markets.

To date, over 175,000 young people across Asia have participated in the highly popular AIA football clinics run by Spurs coaches. Through this extended partnership, AIA and Spurs will continue their far-reaching public engagement around training, health, and wellbeing in Asia. In 2022, AIA launched its AIA One Billion (AOB) initiative, with the ambition to engage a billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030. To date, the campaign has reached over half a billion people, and the continued collaboration with Spurs will play a key role in achieving the AOB ambition.

Stuart A. Spencer, AIA Group Chief Marketing Officer, said, “AIA is delighted to extend our strong partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club through to 2032. The evolution of our partnership reflects our shared belief in the power of sport to inspire healthier living and personal development. Asia is the region with the Premier League’s largest fanbase and as we enter the next chapter of our collaboration, we’re excited to build on our achievements and introduce new initiatives that empower people across Asia to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

“AIA’s own commitment to best-in-class training initiatives reflects the same principles championed by the Club – teamwork, personal growth, and excellence. AIA has continued to set new records with 11 consecutive global Million Dollar Round Table number one rankings, demonstrating how training underpins the success of our professional agency and helps to cultivate the industry’s best talent.”

Ryan Norys, Chief Revenue Officer, Tottenham Hotspur, said: “During our long-term partnership to date, Tottenham Hotspur and AIA have made history together. Both brands have experienced significant growth as we have shared unforgettable moments on and off the pitch, including some of the most important events in our Club’s history.

“Importantly, the partnership has been able to make a tangible, positive difference in the lives of thousands of young people across Asia– bringing our unique brand of football coaching to a region that has such a huge passion for the game – with the clear message of empowering people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

“We are incredibly excited for the next chapter of a special partnership that will see our two globally recognised brands remain synonymous with each other for many years to come.”