TEAM NEWS Basel might revert to two strikers for the house leg, with Alexander Frei joining Marco Streller up top. South Korea left-back Park Joo-Ho and Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz are straight back from suspension while former Liverpool right-back Philipp Degen is healthy again. Midfielder Cabral may begin after impressing as a at White Hart Lane. Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas will soon be without talisman Gareth Bale, who acquired a foot injury in the initial leg. Aaron Lennon (leg) and William Gallas (calf) also experienced hits in the fit at White Hart Lane and miss out the trip to Portugal. Striker Jermain Defoe has gone out with a hip problem. BOSS QUOTES Murat Yakin: "I don't think the players will begin the match thinking a sketch will be enough; on the weight pressure will be put by us so that you can create chances, as we have done all season." Andre Villas-Boas: "We will have to play with desire and determination, and we'll must be as focused as Basel were the other day. We need good organisation; we've to offer them a lot of credit due to their business. The coach, everyone and players did what he was supposed to. Basel are an attacking group and so are we, so we can expect some goals." Fit FACTS Basel have conceded only four goals in total within their last ten Europa League matches; but two of these came in the initial leg of this tie. Eliminating qualifiers, Hamilton Academical Basel have won only two of these 14 suits against English factors in Europe. Tottenham have obtained in nine of the last 10 Europa League games, but have also conceded in eight of those. The Swiss side have conceded only two objectives after half-time this year in the Europa League; this despite enjoying in 11 matches. Basel haven't lost a competitive home fit since August 23rd 2012, winning 12 of these 15 matches at St. Jakob-Park (D3). Spurs have gained just one of their last eight games abroad in European competition (W1 D5 L3). Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored six ambitions in his last 10 appearances for membership and country; including a target in each of his last two aggressive appearances for Spurs. Spurs have admitted as much goals in their last two Europa League activities because they had inside their previous nine matches in your competitors in 2013 (6). MATCH ODDS Basel 7/5, Tottenham 9/5, pull 5/2
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