Tottenham's clash with AC Milan in the Champions League round of 16 second-leg has been delayed by 10 minutes due to traffic. The Italian giants won the reverse fixture 1-0 thanks to close-range effort from Brahim Diaz.
At the San Siro, Fraser Forster parried Theo Hernandez's effort into the heart of the six-yard box, finding the Spaniard. The England international, who was covering for the injured Hugo Lloris, denied Diaz at his first attempt to break the deadlock but the Rossoneri star followed up the rebound and bundled the ball over the line.
With Forster between the sticks against Milan again, the 34-year-old will be hoping that he can redeem himself on home soil. At the other end of the pitch is Mike Maignan, who was a doubt for the blockbuster tie.
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The 27-year-old shot-stopper had been on the sidelines since September before returning to action late last month. Maignan initially suffered a calf injury while on international duty with France before sustaining a knock to the soleus muscle a month later, thus forcing him to miss the World Cup in Qatar.
Milan now have their first-choice goalkeeper back and they'll be hoping that he can prove to be the difference this evening. However, while the Italian giants may have Maignan, Tottenham have Antonio Conte back.
Speaking to the press ahead of the clash, the Spurs boss revealed that he wanted to return to the dugout sooner following his operation but the doctors stopped him. Conte said: "Honestly I wanted to come back after the game against Sheffield United but the doctor stopped me and said: 'Now, you have to listen to us and wait two more days'.
"Then on Sunday you come back to London for the game against Milan. For me, honestly, I wanted to come back early but in this case, I should respect the doctor and also Tottenham’s doctors because they were really worried after the game against Milan.
"The first-leg. For this reason I come back on Sunday. Now I repeat I am well. And yesterday I tried during the training session… I have a lot of energy and I want to transfer my energy to my players for this important game."
Chelsea's clash with Borussia Dortmund was also delayed by 10 minutes last night due to problems with traffic problems. Coincidence or not, the Blues went on to secure a place in the quarter-final so Spurs will be hoping for a similar fate.
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