Tottenham vs Juventus: When does it start, what TV channel is it on, where can I watch it and team news?

Everything you need to know about the International Champions Cup tie between Tottenham and Juventus

James Mariner
Monday 25 July 2016 16:57 BST
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Spurs face Juventus and Atletico Madrid in Australia this week (Getty)
Spurs face Juventus and Atletico Madrid in Australia this week (Getty)

Tottenham begin their pre-season campaign on Tuesday morning when they face Italian side Juventus in Melbourne, as part of the International Champions Cup. The match against the Serie A side takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, kicking off at 11am BST.

Spurs will seek to build on last season’s fine season, when they competed with Leicester City for the Premier League title until the final weeks of the campaign, before a stumble in the last month saw them finish third and, once again, behind their bitter rivals Arsenal.

Mauricio Pochettino has already been busy in the transfer market this summer, bringing in Vincent Wanyama in midfield and Vincent Janssen up front, with Federico Fazio, Nabil Bentaleb and Alex Pritchard all on their way out of White Hart Lane. Nacer Chadli and Kieran Trippier have also been linked with departures from north London in recent weeks.

Pochettino has left a number of players behind as his side arrived in Melbourne at the weekend, with England quartet Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier all being given extra time to recover from their Euro 2016 travails, along with Hugo Lloris, handed compassionate leave following the terrorist attacks in his home city of Nice.

Belgian trio Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele also miss out, along with Wales lef-back Ben Davies. Austrian Kevin Wimmer is the only Spurs player involved in Euro 2016 to make the trip to Australia. Bentaleb, Pritchard and Fazio have all been told they can find new clubs, while Clinton Njie is injured.

Other star names for supporters to watch out for at the MCC include Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela, Heung-min Son, Chadli and Wanyama.

Tottenham's squad Luke Amos, Dominic Ball, Tom Carroll, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Chadli, Marcus Edwards, Eriksen, Tom Glover, Shayon Harrison, Janssen, Lamela, Ryan Mason, Luke McGee, Will Miller, Josh Onomah, Son, Trippier, Michel Vorm, Kyle Walker-Peters, Anton Walkes, Wanyama, Wimmer, Harry Winks, DeAndre Yedlin.

Tottenham train in Melbourne ahead of their match against the Italian champions on Tuesday (Getty)

Italian champions Juventus have also rested a number of well-known players following their European Championship exploits, with Gianluigi Buffon and Paul Pogba among those absent.

Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Zaza, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Stefano Sturaro and Claudio Marchisio have also stayed at home, along with Sami Khedira, Mario Mandzukic, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Patrice Evra, as well as new signing Dani Alves.

The Serie A side lost their opening match of the competition, going down 4-3 on penalties to Melbourne Victory on Saturday after a 1-1 draw.

What time does it start?

The match kicks-off at 11:00am BST on Tuesday 26 July at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.

Possible Tottenham starting XI:

Vorm; Yedlin, Wimmer, Carter-Vickers, Amos; Wanyama, Mason; Son, Chadli, Eriksen; Janssen.

Tottenham's remaining pre-season programme

vs Atletico Madrid, Friday 29 July, 11:00 BST, Melbourne (Australia)

vs Internazionale, Friday 5 August, 16:00 BST, Oslo (Norway)

Their first Premier League match of the season is away at Everton on Saturday, 13 August, kick-off at 3pm

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