Europa League prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds - Spurs cannot afford another defeat in Europe

Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer is expecting a "difficult season until the end" as he tries to gee up his troops for the arrival of Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League on Thursday. His two months in charge have so far been marked by a couple of highs and several big lows.

WHAT is German for ‘Dr Tottenham will see you now’? That self-deprecating phrase is used by Spurs fans to poke fun at themselves when their team somehow lose to a side in hopeless form. They

Europa League action returns after the Christmas break as we make the trip to Germany to face Hoffenheim in our penultimate outing of the new league phase of the competition on Thursday.

Ange Postecoglou has provided another worrying update on the Tottenham squad ahead of their clash against Hoffenheim in the Europa League. The Lilywhites have been decimated by injuries and are now set to be without Pape Sarr after he picked up a knock in training, joining Djed Spence and Sergio Reguilón on the sidelines.

Speculation over Ange Postecoglou's future continues to mount and the Australian is odds-on to be the next Premier League manager to depart. But Tottenham's trip to Hoffenheim, a club positioned 15th in the Bundesliga and going through similarly difficult times, might be what they need to take a small step on the road to recovery.

Tottenham's injury list contains Rodrigo Bentancur (concussion), Brennan Johnson (leg), Antonin Kinsky (ineligible), Cristian Romero (thigh), Dominik Solanke (knee), Destiny Udogie (thigh), Micky van de Ven (thigh), Guglielmo Vicario (ankle) and Timo Werner (thigh).

Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Europa League - Spurs have up to 14 players unavailable for Germany trip

Tottenham Hotspur only have 13 first-team players to choose from for Thursday's crucial Europa League clash away to Hoffenheim with midfielder Pape Matar Sarr the latest addition to an already crippling injury list.

Ange Postecoglou claims Tottenham's injury meltdown is a warning to football and that ruling bosies must increase squad sizes to help clubs cope.