Tottenham returned to winning ways with a 3-1 home success against Brentford on Saturday afternoon at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dominic Solanke got his maiden goal of the season while the likes of Heung-Min Son and James Maddison also contributed to a comeback victory against the Bees.
Spurs got off to a shaky start to the new campaign in the Premier League but they’ve generally provided strong displays in most of the matches, especially in front of the home crowds in North London.
The hosts have a great opportunity to make it three wins on the spin across competitions in the home fixture against Azerbaijani champions Qarabag in the first round of the UEFA Europa League league phase.
Qarabag were brutally eliminated by Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League playoffs, losing 0-5 on aggregate earlier this summer.
That same Dinamo Zagreb went on to concede nine goals in a demolishing away defeat at Bayern Munich at the beginning of the Champions League league phase.
The gulf in quality between these counterparts is massive and we can hardly expect anything other than a comprehensive victory for Spurs on Thursday.
Tottenham have boosted confidence with back-to-back wins over Coventry and Brentford. They have the main striker available once again as Dominic Solanke bagged the team’s first goal in the weekend’s win over Brentford.
