Ben: Spurs-BVB is mouthwatering but the other game gives us a rare chance to see future with Mattijs De Ligt, Frenkie De Jong and Vinicius Jr in action... definitely a dual-screen kind of night

Lee Dixon
Former Arsenal and England defender on BBC Radio 5 live

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Spurs have done brilliantly well. You look at key players they've been missing and then look at other teams missing their players, and they've done really well.

Pochettino, you have to give him credit for doing what he has done with a depleted squad.

No one is really talking about them and I think the manager on the training ground will be taking notice and going for it on all fronts saying to ignore what is going on elsewhere.

I expect them to give a good performance tonight as Dortmund will be a hard place to go in the return tie. They need something from tonight.

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Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis at Gracenote, said: "Tottenham are rated the ninth best team in Europe by the Euro Club Index, external, four places above Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund. Tottenham have a 55% chance of reaching the quarter-finals.

"Spurs' chance of winning this season's Champions League is around 3%, up from around 2% before the group phase started."

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Ajax make two changes from their shock 1-0 defeat by Heracles in the Eredivisie. Youngsters Noussair Mazraoui and David Neres are in, while veteran striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Rasmus Nissen Kristensen drop to the bench.

Frenkie de Jong, who joins Barcelona at the end of the season, is fit to face his future Clasico rivals after a thigh problem.

Ajax: Onana, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Blind, Tagliafico, Schone, De Jong, Ziyech, Van de Beek, Neres, Tadic.

Gareth Bale is back in the starting line-up for Real Madrid, replacing Lucas Vazquez. There are two changes from the side who beat Atletico 3-1 in the Madrid derby - with Nacho in for Raphael Varane at the back.

Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr keeps his place up front, with Sergio Reguilon keeping Marcelo on the bench again.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Nacho, Ramos, Reguilon, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Bale, Benzema, Vinicius

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So much to unpack from that tweet. Taking a 10-year-old to Wembley for his birthday, from Devon? Massive.

And a train back to Plymouth from London, overnight? Incredible.

Festus: Both Spurs and Madrid should expect a shock tonight. Sancho rise not a fluke.

Joe Phillips: On train to Wembley from Plymouth for Spurs v Dortmund as birthday treat for my soon-to-be 10 yr old. Predicting a Sancho wonder goal - gonna be tight! Back to school tomorrow if we make midnight sleeper from Paddington!

Thomas Maxwell: so great to see a team like Ajax who do have so much talent in the knockouts after such a long time away, who won’t be supporting them tonight??

Chelsea-bound Christian Pulisic and ex-Manchester City forward Jadon Sancho both start for Dortmund.

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Real are chasing their fourth consecutive Champions League title, with captain Sergio Ramos leading the team in each of those triumphs.

The 32-year-old defender will again lead his side out against Ajax in what will be his 600th appearance for the club since arriving as an 18-year-old from Sevilla in 2005.

"He has been and remains a fantastic captain," said Scolari.

"I think it's brilliant how he carries out his job as leader, which isn't an easy one."

In come Aurier, Foyth, Alderweireld and Lucas Moura and what looks like a flat back five. Jan Vertonghen at left wing-back?

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What are your thoughts on tonight's games then?

Is Jadon Sancho the saviour of English football? Are you looking forward to seeing him play properly for the first time? Can anyone stop Real Madrid?

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Real Madrid have reached the Champions League knockout stages for the 22nd consecutive season, a record run in the history of the competition. This includes making it to the semis in each of the last eight campaigns, also a record run.

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The Bundesliga leaders are in town and promise to be a real threat to Tottenham over the two legs.

Spurs need a 'home' win tonight to take to the Westfalenstadion. Feeling confident?

Mauricio Pochettino says he is not surprised by the emergence of Borussia Dortmund's English winger Jadon Sancho as Spurs prepare to take on the German side in the Champions League.

The 18-year-old, who joined from Manchester City in 2017, has produced eight goals and 10 assists for the Bundesliga leaders this season.

"We knew very well that he was capable of doing what he's doing now," Pochettino said. "We were talking in the last few years that he was a massive prospect."

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He left the UK in 2017 as a 17-year-old without ever playing for Manchester City.

Tonight he's back as a full England international and one of European football's hottest prospects.

Jadon Sancho: the stage is set...

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