Tottenham vs Marseille LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction as Richarlison double seals Spurs win

Tottenham Hotspur return to the Champions League group stage for the first time in three seasons, following dalliances with lower-tier European competitions in the past couple of campaigns, and Marseille lie in wait on Wednesday evening.

Spurs overhauled north London rivals Arsenal to pinch fourth spot in the 2021-22 Premier League final standings, earning a return to Europe’s top table, and they will look to make the most of a winnable group that also contains Sporting Lisbon and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Antonio Conte’s troops have made an impressive start to the season, unbeaten in the Premier League after six games - with four wins and two draws to their name - as captain Harry Kane once again leads the charge.

Marseille have begun their Ligue 1 campaign in similarly impressive fashion however, as a 1-1 draw at Brest last month is their only dropped points and Igor Tudor’s men will be confident of getting a result at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Follow all the action as Spurs look to continue a promising start to the season in their opening Champions League fixture:

Tottenham vs Marseille updates

• 80’ - GOAL! Second Richarlison header doubles the lead (TOT 2-0 MAR)

• 75’ - GOAL! Richarlison heads home his first Spurs goal (TOT 1-0 MAR)

• 47’ - RED CARD! Mbemba sent off for professional foul on Son (TOT 0-0 MAR)

• HALF-TIME: Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

• Spurs return to the Champions League for first time in three seasons

• Marseille are unbeaten after six games in Ligue 1

• Tottenham XI: Lloris; Romero, Lenglet, Dier; Royal, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Richarlison, Kane, Son

• Marseille XI: Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly, Gigot, Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares, Guendouzi, Suarez, Gerson

Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 - 0 Olympique de Marseille

FULL-TIME: Tottenham 2-0 Marseille

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Full-time: Job done in the end for Spurs. They were unconvincing at times but Chancel Mbemba’s red card for hacking down Son Heung-min early in the second half changed the game and two brilliant Richarlison headers then sealed the win.

The perfect start for Antonio Conte’s men.

Tottenham 2-0 Marseille

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90 mins: Four minutes of added time. Spurs are about to get their Champions League campaign off to the perfect start.

Tottenham 2-0 Marseille

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87 mins: Perisic whips in a free-kick from the right, it’s flicked on but just wide.

Two more Marseille changes although you feel the game has gone for them now. Pape Gueye for Jordan Veretout. Ex-Leicester man Cengiz Under on for Samuel Gigot

WATCH: Richarlison gives Spurs the lead

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Here’s how Richarlison opened his Spurs account.

Tottenham 2-0 Marseille

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85 mins: A couple more changes for Spurs as Yves Bissouma on for Rodrigo Bentancur and Son Heung-min makes way for Matt Doherty.

GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Marseille (80’ - Richarlison ⚽)

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80 mins: GOAL! That man again! Just 4 mins 54 secs after his first, Richarlison has a second goal and it’s another bullet header. A great cross from the left again, Richarlison gives Gigot a little nudge to put him off balance, outjumps him, arches his neck and powers a header into the net.

What a Champions League debut for the Brazilian!

Tottenham 1-0 Marseille

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78 mins: CHANCE! Son has made a mess of that. Spurs break and have a three on three but Son brings the ball too far, waits too long for the pass and then can’t slip in Perisic. Instead, he loses the ball.

Songs ringing round the stadium now though as the fans are uplifted and Spurs can kill this off

GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Marseille (75’ - Richarlison ⚽)

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75 mins: GOAL! Finally Spurs have the breakthrough! They work the ball down the left, Perisic stands up his man and curls a cross into the box, Richarlison unmarked and powers a head past Lopez. Great neck strength and a lovely finish.

Huge for Spurs - Richarlison’s first goal for the club and now Marseille will have to push forward.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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74 mins: CHANCE! Panic in the Spurs six-yard box as Guendouzi’s cross causes havoc, Davies misses it, Kolasinac has a chance to turn it in but can’t, no-one can get their foot on the ball and eventually Perisic scrambles it away.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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72 mins: Marseille look organised and tough to break down. Spurs need to show more creativity though.

Ben Davies and Japhet Tanganga on for Clement Lenglet and Cristian Romero. Simply fresh legs and allows Spurs to switch to a back four should they wish.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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69 mins: More jeers from the Spurs fans as a goal-kick takes an age and then Jonathan Clauss takes his time heading off the pitch after being subbed for Saed Kolasinac. Clauss gets a yellow card for ignoring the ref’s instruction to leave the pitch at the nearest point, instead going to the halfway line.

Another Marseille sub sees Amine Harit come on for Luis Suarez. Spurs readying their own double sub.

WATCH: Mbemba sent off for hacking down Son

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Here’s how Marseille were reduced to 10 men.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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68 mins: Dangerous ball in from Perisic but it’s nodded clear and Kane’s follow-up cross is also scrambled away. Son then dribbles straight into a defender and gives the ball away. Not his night (or season) so far.

Kulusevski is causing Marseille issues whipping crosses in from the right with his left foot. That one is slightly overhit but a lovely shape on it.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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65 mins: Marseille already using every trick in the book in terms of taking their time over throws, staying down after tackles. There’s a long time left though.

Great run by Kulusevski down the right, skips past his man to the by-line and only a sliding defender blocks it wide. From the corner, Kulusevski whips a cross in that takes a slight deflection and goes behind. It’s clearly off a Marseille player but goal-kick given, Son is livid with the referee and gets a yellow card for dissent.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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62 mins: Romero with a brilliant searching, diagonal ball that frees Perisic down the left. Perisic misjudges the ball - if he brings it down, he can get a strike at goal - but it bounces so he loops it into the area where Richarlison heads at goal. He can’t get any power on it though and it’s harmlessly wide.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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60 mins: Spurs’s second-half possession is up to 74% now, compared to 40% in the first half... Royal puts a dangerous cross in from the right but the referee whistles for a foul as Hojbjerg jumps for it.

Kulusevski does indeed come on, in place of Royal. Presumably he’ll play at right wing-back, at least initially

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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58 mins: Marseille players will be looking to slow this down at every opportunity. Bailly hits the floor after a slight clip from Kane when they’re about to jump for the ball and he stays down for a good 30 seconds. Gigot then clutches his thigh after winning another free-kick.

Dejan Kulusevski readying himself to come on for Spurs.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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55 mins: Spurs come forward again and Son takes a shot from about 25 yards, left of centre but he drags it wide of the post. He looks annoyed with himself and will be desperate to break his goal duck this season.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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52 mins: Eric Bailly was also booked for dissent in the aftermath of the red card and now Eric Dier goes into the referee’s book as he clatters a Marseille player near halfway. The intensity has definitely been upped.

Veretout sticks the free-kick into the box, aiming for Bailly, but it goes harmlessly through to Lloris.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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49 mins: The free-kick comes to nothing but Spurs surge forward again and win a corner. This should change the complexion of the game.

Marseille make a sub as Gerson off for Leonardo Balerdi. Attacker off, defender on.

RED CARD! Tottenham 0-0 Marseille - (Chancel Mbemba 47’ 🟥)

21:06 , Luke Baker

47 mins: You’d expect Spurs to come out with more intensity in this second half. Kane immediately drops deep and spreads the ball out wide to Perisic.

Kane then slips the ball through to Son, who is racing in on goal. Mbema slides in from behind and cynically hacks him down! Clear professional foul and it’s a RED CARD for Mbemba. Well deserved.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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Kick-off: Spurs players out early for the second half. Hopefully Antonio Conte has stuck a rocket up them at half-time. Back underway

Joey Barton in the crowd

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This is probably the most interesting thing that happened in the first half - Joey Barton was spotted among the Marseille fans

First-half action

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There wasn’t much of it to be honest...

HALF-TIME: Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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Half-time: One final chance before half-time for Marseille and Guendouzi rifles one from long range but Lloris down smartly to his right and pushes the ball away.

And that’s the half-time whistle. Fairly uninspiring stuff

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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45 mins: A nice ball into the left channel gets Son streaking down the flank but good strength by Mbemba to stop him and win the ball back.

One minute of added time to be played at the end of this first half.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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43 mins: A Marseille free-kick into the box half-cleared and Guendouzi strikes it but well blocked. Gerson then dinks a lovely ball towards Tavares at the back post but a sliding Royal swings a leg and puts the Marseille man off enough that the ball runs through for a goal kick.

Tavares has looked bright so far, you can see why Marseille like him.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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40 mins: CHANCE! The closest Spurs have come by far. Richarlison slips the ball to Son and it’s two on two for Spurs. He finds Kane, who dummies one way and tries to bend one into the far corner but his shot curls wide. You’d expect better from the England skipper there.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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39 mins: Tavares gets space to run down the left flank after Son gives the ball away and his cross towards the edge of the area is well defended by a retreating Perisic. He read that well and cut the ball out.

Another Tavares cross is a bit deeper and this time Lloris claims the ball nicely. Didn’t punch that one!

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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38 mins: Royal hacked down by Tavares after the Marseille man loses the ball. A free-kick near the right touchline but Son’s delivery is poor and easily headed clear.

Marseille with a sustained spell of possession in Spurs territory but the hosts pack men behind the ball.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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35 mins: Nice movement from Richarlison and he cuts inside where a speculative shot is blocked. Kane also tries from distance, blocked again.

Spurs win it back, Kane cuts into the box from the right but again the Marseille defence is good as his shot is blocked by Tavares. It lifts the Spurs fans though, as “Come on you Spurs” rings round the stadium.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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33 mins: Neat interplay allows Veretout to whip in a cross, it comes out to the edge of the area where Guendouzi strikes it, it’s blocked up in the air and, under no pressure, Lloris inexplicably decides to punch rather than catch the ball. It’s a poor punch but Spurs scramble it away and Richarlison wins a free-kick near halfway to relieve the pressure.

Opening night nerves from Spurs is what this looks like.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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30 mins: Gerson moves forward but runs into a Bentancur-shaped brick wall. Spurs can’t hold on to the ball though and a speculative Marseille shot is deflected behind for a corner. Veretout’s cross is too high for a leaping Mbemba and Spurs press their way out of danger.

30 minutes gone and not much to report from this game.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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26 mins: Spurs’s first shot of the game but it’s nothing to write home about as Richarlison’s attempt skews across the face of goal and doesn’t even go out of play. It’s put back into the box and Kane goes up with keeper Lopez, who fumbles the ball initially but then dives on it.

To be fair, Kane caught Lopez with an accidental flick of the hand as he jumped, there’s a small cut above the goalkeeper’s eye so the physio is on to clean it up. No real harm done though and nothing in it.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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24 mins: Marseille win a free-kick wide on the left but a training ground move fails spectacularly and a misplaced pass soars out of play. Sarcastic jeers from the home crowd.

Spurs need to get their foot on the ball but the Marseille press is giving them no time and their passes lack sharpness.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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21 mins: Good defending by Emerson Royal. Tavares glides forward, skips past a lazy leg dangled out by Bentancur but, as he reaches the edge of the area, Royal slides from behind and hooks the ball away.

Spurs are having the play dictated to them at the minute which will be a frustration for Antonio Conte. Nuno Tavares looks like a completely different (read: competent) player to the one we saw at Arsenal last year.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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19 mins: Gerson finds Suarez with a nice ball forward and Marseille win the attacking throw-in. Nuno Tavares opts to take aim from distance and Lloris dives but it’s comfortably wide.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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18 mins: Richarlison strides forward but his attempted ball through to Kane is cut out. Bentancur then shanks a pass out of play. There’s definitely space in behind Marseille to exploit but Spurs just haven’t managed to so far.

At the other end, the visitors are looking fairly blunt despite their possession.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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15 mins: Almost disaster for Marseille! Goalkeeper Pau Lopez dallies on the ball and Son is agonisingly close to nicking the ball off him but he just about manages to turn the South Korean despite stumbling and gets the ball safely to a defender.

Given the goalkeeping calamities we’ve seen recently, Lopez may want to be more careful.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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14 mins: Joey Barton - current Bristol Rovers manager (although more pertinently, former Marseille loanee) is in the crowd with the Marseille fans because of course he is...

Spurs win a corner that Son whips in but he fails to clear the first man and Guendouzi heads clear. Poor.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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12 mins: Lloris opts to go long from a goal kick and Perisic does really well to keep the ball in play and flick it inside to Son. But he’s quickly closed down by Marseille, who win the ball back. The press from the visitors has been impressive and they’re starting to dominate possession.

A speculative cross from Mbemba is overhit though and that’s symptomatic of the struggles the French side have had to hurt Spurs despite seeing plenty of the ball.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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10 mins: Dier goes through the back of Suarez on halfway and gets a talking to from the referee. Guendouzi was right in the referee’s ear - there’ll be no love lost between the ex-Arsenal man and Spurs tonight!

Marseille enjoy a spell of possession in the Spurs half but the hosts are well-structured and the attack peters out.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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8 mins: Kane gets half a yard of space in the left channel but is closed down well by Mbemba and forced out of play. Marseille look happy to push up so far and leave Spurs 4 vs 4 in attack. Could be something to exploit there for the hosts.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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5 mins: Kane tries a raking cross-field ball to Emerson Royal but it’s just cut out. Spurs looking comfortable on the ball in the early going and defensively disciplined.

At the other end, Clauss takes aim from long range but his shot is well blocked and Spurs can clear.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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2 mins: Decent start for Spurs as they have a spell of possession in the Marseille half but Son’s neat flick through is well intercepted. Marseille stroke the ball about at the back as they try to gain a foothold.

Tottenham 0-0 Marseille

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Kick-off: And we are underway in north London. The Spurs fans are already incredibly loud. It’s a Champions League atmosphere.

Tottenham vs Marseille

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Here we go. Spurs vs Marseille about to get underway.

Tottenham vs Marseille

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The players are out, Champions League anthem blaring and top-tier European football is back at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Marseille won’t be an easy out for Spurs though - they’re flying in Ligue 1. Five wins and a draw so far in six games.

Teams all warmed up

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We’re about five minutes away from kick-off. Warm-ups complete and the teams are about to head on to the pitch

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looking in fine nick

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Harry Kane’s Champions League record

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Harry Kane has been directly involved in 23 goals in his 24 appearances in the Champions League (20 goals, 3 assists).

Of all players to score 20+ UCL goals, only Erling Haaland (64), Mario Gomez (102) and Lionel Messi (103.7) have a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Kane (104.4).

Tottenham and Marseille head to head

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This will be the first-ever competitive meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Marseille, while Spurs have won four of their previous five home matches against French opposition in all European competition.

However, they lost their most recent such fixture in September 2016 (1-2 v Monaco in the Champions League).

Tottenham vs Marseille to kick off on time

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Good news, in that the game will kick-off on time at 8pm BST.

Tottenham’s Champions League record

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A couple of stats about Spurs in the Champions League - a mixed bag for the Londoners...

This will be Tottenham’s sixth season in the Champions League, and first since 2019-20 when they were eliminated by RB Leipzig in the round of 16. The Lilywhites have never previously faced any of their prospective 2022-23 group stage opponents in the UEFA Champions League before (Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting CP and Marseille).

Spurs have won 44% of their matches in the Champions League (20/45), the lowest ratio of any English side with 20+ games played in the competition. In fact, 16 of those 20 wins have been recorded by a non-English manager in charge of the Lilywhites (Mauricio Pochettino x15, José Mourinho x1).

Marseille’s Champions League struggles

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So what can the stats and facts tell us about this evening’s contest?

Well, Marseille have not made it past the Champions League group stage since 2011/12, losing 11 of their 12 subsequent pool matches, which bodes well for Spurs.

The French side have also won just one of their last 13 matches against English teams in the Champions League.

Marseille have now arrived at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

19:13 , Luke Baker

Our man on the ground at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Miguel Delaney, reported just before 7pm that Marseille hadn’t yet arrived at the ground - with a possibility that the game might be delayed.

As Miguel updates, the French side have now arrived but only around an hour before the 8pm kick-off rather than the prescribed 90 minutes. No word yet whether the KO will indeed be delayed.

Team news

19:09 , Luke Baker

For Spurs, Richarlison gets the nod over Dejan Kulusevski in the front three alongside Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, while Clement Lenglet keeps his place in the back three. Emerson Royal and Ivan Perisic the wing-backs.

An ex-Arsenal flavour to the Marseille team with Nuno Tavares and Matteo Guendouzi both in the side.

Tottenham XI: Lloris; Romero, Lenglet, Dier; Royal, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Richarlison, Kane, Son

Marseille XI: Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly, Gigot, Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares, Guendouzi, Suarez, Gerson

Tottenham vs Marseille team news

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The teams are in...

Spurs ready for Champions League return

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Tottenham are buzzing for their return to Champions League action

Tottenham have closed gap to Premier League’s top teams, Fabio Paratici believes

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Fabio Paratici feels Tottenham Hotspur have closed the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool but acknowledged they still have a “long way” to go in their project.

The managing director has been at the club for just over 12 months and made a flurry of signings during that period, which included seven this summer.

July arrivals Ivan Perisic and Richarlison have hit the ground running and Spurs have greater depth compared to last season, but the Italian echoed the sentiments of boss Antonio Conte by insisting they are just at the start of a process of trying to compete with the world’s best.

Paratici told SpursTV: “One year ago I came here and if you remember my first words were we have to be better, build something important and arrive to be competitive.

“I think we’re in a good place, the gap has reduced. We finished in the table 20 points less than Liverpool and Manchester City so this gap is not possible to reduce in a small time but we’re much better.”

Tottenham have closed gap to Premier League’s top teams, Fabio Paratici believes

Tottenham are capable of winning trophies, Hugo Lloris believes

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Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris retains the ambition and belief to lift silverware with the club.

Lloris recently celebrated a decade of service at Spurs and despite being a model of consistency during his 10 years in north London, he is yet to win a trophy there.

The closest the France international and many of his current team-mates came to success was three years ago when Tottenham lost to Liverpool in the Champions League final.

After two seasons away, Spurs are back in Europe’s elite competition following an excellent second half of the 2021-22 campaign under Antonio Conte, who saw them recruit wisely in the summer to fuel talk the club’s trophy drought – which now stands at 14 years – could soon come to an end.

Lloris said: “Yes, I’m still looking for it (a trophy) and I believe we are capable to make it, but as I said its going to demand a lot of effort, a lot of work.”

Tottenham are capable of winning trophies, Hugo Lloris believes

Early Marseille team news

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Marseille attackers Cedric Bakambu and Bamba Dieng have been left out of the Champions League squad after deadline-day transfers collapsed, while Dimitri Payet is expected to miss out with a calf issue, Samuel Gigot looks set to still be sidelined and Alexis Sanchez is suspended.

A variety of ex-Arsenal players are in contention to play against their former north London foes even with Sanchez’s absence, as Sead Kolasinac, Nuno Tavares and Matteo Guendouzi could all feature.

Predicted Marseille XI: Lopez; Mbemba, Balerdi, Kolasinac; Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares; Guendouzi, Gerson; Suarez

Early Spurs team news

18:20 , Luke Baker

Bryan Gil and Lucas Moura are Spurs’ only injury concerns ahead of the match after Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristian Romero returned at the weekend.

Antonio Conte’s biggest call will come in the front three where Richarlison impressed against Fulham but may lose his spot to Dejan Kulusevski. Son Heung-min has started the season slowly but he and Harry Kane look nailed on for two of those three spots.

Predicted Tottenham XI: Lloris; Romero, Lenglet, Dier; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Antonio Conte determined to improve Champions League record with Tottenham

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Antonio Conte has revealed a burning desire to improve his record in the Champions League ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s opener at home to Marseille.

The 53-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world, having lifted numerous domestic titles in England and Italy, but has struggled in Europe’s elite competition.

During five previous seasons in the Champions League, Conte has only made it out of the group stage on two occasions and the furthest he has gone in the tournament was a quarter-final appearance with Juventus in 2013.

“Success in Europe with a trophy is important for every manager,” Conte said. “You know very well that it is not simple, not easy to lift a trophy in Europe and especially the Champions League. It is important to be there and you have more probability if you are the coach of a team who expects to win.

“Two years ago with Inter Milan we lost the final of the Europa League against Sevilla. For sure, in my heart, in my mind, in my ambition there is the will to have success in Europe.”

Antonio Conte determined to improve Champions League record with Tottenham

Is Tottenham vs Marseille on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Champions League clash

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Tottenham Hotspur’s return to the promised land of the Champions League after two seasons away begins on Wednesday evening on home turd as they welcome Marseille to north London.

Antonio Conte’s troops enter continental competition on something of a crest of a wave - not only dramatically pipping fierce rivals Arsenal to fourth spot in the Premier League last term to secure Champions League football but also starting this campaign like a side that mean business.

Draws away to London rivals Chelsea and West Ham are Spurs’ only ‘slip-ups’ in six league games so far, with victories in their other four games having them sit happily in third, only a point off top spot in the nascent table.

Wednesday’s opponents Marseille are similarly in form however, conceding just three times in six Ligue 1 games so far to rack up five wins and a draw that means they’re level on points with table-toppers PSG.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the opening match of the group stage.

Is Tottenham vs Marseille on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and more

Tottenham vs Marseille

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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Tottenham vs Marseille in the Champions League this evening.

Tottenham return to the Champions League group stage for the first time in three seasons, following dalliances with lower-tier European competitions in the past couple of campaigns, and French side Marseille lie in wait.

Spurs overhauled north London rivals Arsenal to pinch fourth spot in the 2021-22 Premier League final standings, earning a return to Europe’s top table, and they will look to make the most of a winnable group that also contains Sporting Lisbon and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Antonio Conte’s troops have made an impressive start to the season, unbeaten in the Premier League after six games - with four wins and two draws to their name - as captain Harry Kane once again leads the charge.

Marseille have begun their Ligue 1 campaign in similarly impressive fashion however, as a 1-1 draw at Brest last month is their only dropped points and Igor Tudor’s men will be confident of getting a result at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Stick with us for live coverage.