A real buzz is expected in and around Stade Velodrome on Tuesday evening when Marseille and Tottenham take on each other in the decisive fixture in the battle for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.
Spurs missed a big chance to secure the qualification to the last 16 round last week when they only drew 1-1 at home to Sporting Lisbon.
We witnessed a huge drama at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as VAR needed four full minutes to disallow Harry Kane’s late winner for tiny offside call.
Antonio Conte’s men are still in the best position going into the final day of the campaign. The visitors are Group D leaders with 8 points but the rock-bottomed Marseille are just two points shy.
This means that a potential defeat at Stade Orange Velodrome would knock Tottenham out of the competition.
This only makes things much tougher for Spurs who have a clash against Liverpool on schedule for Sunday.
Marseille are also set to play derby in Ligue 1 on Sunday against Lyon as the schedule can hardly be worse for both outfits.
It is worth noting that Marseille’s both wins have come against Sporting Lisbon who were down to ten men in both affairs.
The team led by Croatian manager Igor Tudor have big problems with the lack of attacking efficiency of late. Marseille scored just one goal in the previous three outings in all competitions.
Marseille and Tottenham did not have an opportunity to lock horns prior to this season of the UEFA Champions League.
Tottenham celebrated an easy 2-0 victory in the reverse outing at the start of the competition in London.



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周二晚上，马赛和热刺将在维洛德罗姆球场内外展开一场激烈的争夺欧冠淘汰赛的决战。
热刺上周在主场1-1战平里斯本竞技，错失了晋级16强的大好机会。
我们在托特纳姆热刺球场目睹了一场戏剧性的比赛，裁判用了整整四分钟才吹掉了哈里·凯恩最后时刻的绝杀，因为他的判罚是越位。
孔蒂的球队在进入最后一天的比赛中仍然处于最佳状态。客队以8分排名D组第一，但落后垫底的马赛仅2分。
这意味着热刺在维洛德罗姆球场的失利将导致热刺出局。
这只会让热刺的处境更加艰难，因为他们将在周日迎战利物浦。
马赛也将在周日的法甲德比中对阵里昂，这对两支球队来说都是最糟糕的赛程。
值得注意的是，马赛的两场胜利都是在对阵里斯本竞技时取得的，而里斯本竞技在两场比赛中都少了10人。
这支由克罗地亚主教练伊戈尔·图多尔率领的球队最近在进攻效率上存在很大的问题。马赛在之前的三次比赛中只进了一个球。
马赛和热刺在本赛季的欧冠之前并没有针锋相对的机会。
托特纳姆热刺在伦敦开始的比赛中以2-0轻松取胜。