Tottenham confirmed team vs Dortmund – Thomas Frank names three full-backs in surprise tactic

Here’s the Tottenham team that Thomas Frank has chosen to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night

Thomas Frank has had to get creative with his Tottenham line-up for the Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.

The under-fire Spurs boss needs a positive performance but Frank goes into the game without 13 missing players. The Dane is without the injured Joao Palhinha, Richarlison, Ben Davies, Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur as well as James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski.

Micky van de Ven is suspended for the game while Conor Gallagher, Yves Bissouma and Radu Dragusin are ineligible, as is Mathys Tel now after being taken back out of the squad for Dominic Solanke. Pape Matar Sarr has been at the Africa Cup of Nations as Senegal won the competition and was discharged from hospital in Morocco on Monday after falling ill during the final against the host side along with other players and staff.

The available senior outfield players are, in defence, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Destiny Udogie, Kevin Danso, in midfield Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and up front Solanke, Randal Kolo Muani and Wilson Odobert.

It is Kolo Muani who is on the bench for this game and with three full-backs in the team, either it’s Spence in a winger role or a back three with Udogie, Gray or Porro as a centre-back.

The bench is packed with academy starlets including Luca Williams-Barnett, Tynan Thompson, Malachi Hardy, Callum Olusesi and Jun’ai Byfield among others.

Here’s the Tottenham team Frank has selected:

Vicario; Porro, Danso, Romero, Udogie; Gray, Bergvall; Spence, Xavi, Odobert; Solanke. Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Kolo Muani, Scarlett, Olusesi, Thompson, Hardy, Byfield, Williams-Barnett, Akhamrich, Rowswell.