Good hit! Hugo Lloris is tested for the first time as Monaco midfielder Adama Traore lazers in a strike from 25 yards, it bounces just in front of Lloris but he does well to smother it.

Spurs seeing nearly all of the ball now - get the first goal and it has the makings of a comfortable night. It will have been a long time since any of the players played in an atmosphere like this though.

First chance of the night!

Danny Rose runs from left-back, he is shown inside and plays a perfect through-ball to find Harry Kane running in on goal. Kane again doesn't look fully sharp as he lets the ball run on past him, it forces him wide but he still gets there ahead of the Monaco keeper. 

Kane looks up and lays it back to Nacer Chadli, and he chips a shot onto the roof of the net with two defenders scrabbling back to the goalline. 

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Spurs put together a nice passage of play but Danny Rose's cross from the left is poor and easily cut out by Monaco keeper Danijel Subasic. The away fans are in good voice though.

In a more competitive, better-attended sporting event Wales are closing in on a win in the Rugby World Cup.

You can follow the last 15 minutes or so of that one in this page here.

The biggest question from the opening 10 minutes is: Just how long did it take Anthony Martial to say 'yes' to a move to Manchester United from Monaco?

I reckon 0.000008 seconds.

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You can listen to BBC London commentary of this match by using the 'live coverage' tab at the top of this page.

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Thomas Lemar starts a bright Monaco attack with a raking crossfield pass but lanky striker Lacina Traore loses his technique to slash a left-footed shot way over the bar. Low key start.

Kieran Trippier pushes on down the right for Spurs and wins a corner with a dangerous low cross but it's well defended by the hosts.

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PtheP: Chucking it down with rain and £10+ for a beer? Not sure Monaco's a dream destination!

May as well stay in London...

What an odd atmosphere. Sounds like a mid-afternoon reserve game, if you've ever been to one of those. I guess in some ways it is.

Anyway the hosts have an early sight of goal as Andrea Raggi heads a corner wide.

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Under way in Monte Carlo. How long before the TV commentator mentions the fact that the pitch is built on top of a car park?

Ignore what I said about the weather - it's now chucking it down in Monte Carlo. There are maybe 5,000 fans in? That may be generous...

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Here they come then - Monaco have ex-Everton beanpole Lacina Traore up front, while midfielder Bernardo Silva looked good for Portugal in the U21s in the summer.

They could be the danger men - while ex-Real Madrid team-mates Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao add some nous at the back.

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Monaco: Subasic, Fabinho, Raggi, Carvalho, Fabio Coentrao, Joao Moutinho, Toulalan, Adama Traore, Lemar, Bernardo Silva, Lacina Traore. Subs: Nardi, Dirar, Carrillo, Wallace Santos, Bakayoko, Pasalic, El Shaarawy.

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Alli, Dier, Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela, Kane. Subs: Vorm, N'Jie, Townsend, Fazio, Wimmer, Carroll, Winks.

Referee: Artur Soraes Dias (Portugal) 

The weather in Monte Carlo looks OK to me - I'm sure the players will cope.

Not a huge crowd in so far - always an odd place to play football.

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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino: "We arrive in a very good moment. We will try to win, the Europa League is a very important competition for us.

"Monaco have very good players, we expect a tough game tonight. They have a mix of experience and young players with good quality.

"We congratulate Dele Alli for being in the England squad. He impressed a lot from the beginning of the season, he deserves it. We need to look after him but he is very mature and has a good personality.

"The weather is like in England!" 

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There's some weird and wonderful tales to tell in the Europa League... but how much do you know about the competition?

BBC Sport's Marc Higginson has put together a little quiz to get the grey matter ticking over. Good luck!

Try here. For reference, anything above 5 is a good score in my book. Tough one.

Who needs Australia when you've got Blackpool eh?

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