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Champions League as it happened: Tottenham win at Wembley but Leicester trounced in Porto

All the action from the Champions League, including Tottenham vs CSKA Moscow and FC Porto vs Leicester

Samuel Lovett
Wednesday 07 December 2016 16:27 GMT
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Dele Alli cancelled out CSKA Moscow's opener
Dele Alli cancelled out CSKA Moscow's opener (Getty)

Much like Tuesday night's Champions League fixtures, there's very little up for grabs tonight with Tottenham and Leicester's European fates already decided.

For the Foxes, qualification to the last-16 was secured in their penultimate group game as they clinched a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge two weeks ago. The side's spot at the top of Group G is now guaranteed, regardless of tonight's result at the Estádio do Dragão.

It's been a very different story for Spurs. Mauricio Pochettino's men have flopped in Europe, managing just one win from five games. Their fate was eventually sealed in Monaco last month as the side succumbed to a 2-1 defeat by the French side.

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Wednesday's Champions League fixtures

Bayer Levkn vs Monaco

Tottenham vs CSKA Moscow

Legia War vs Sporting

Real Madrid vs Bor Dortmd

Club Brugge vs FC Copenhagen

FC Porto vs Leicester

Juventus vs Dinamo Zagreb

Lyon vs Sevilla

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Good afternoon and welcome to the Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League action as Tottenham welcome CSKA Moscow to Wembley while Leicester take on Porto at the Estádio do Dragão. Both games are a dead-rubber, with the Foxes already guaranteed qualification and Spurs unable to progress. Even so, that shouldn't stop tonight's football from being any less entertaining. We hope...

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Potentially good news for Spurs fans...

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The teams are in for Tottenham vs CSKA Moscow!

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Toby Alderweireld hasn't been named in Tottenham's starting XI but the Belgian returns to the bench following his long-absence from the game. Spurs have managed just two wins since Alderweireld was sidelined in October and will be undoubtedly relieved to see the player back in the squad.

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The teams are in for FC Porto vs Leicester!

FC Porto: Casillas; Pereira, Felipe, Marcano, Telles; Corona, Danilo, Torres, Brahimi; Silva, Jota.

Leicester: Hamer; Hernandez, Morgan, Wasilewski, Chilwell; Gray, Mendy, Drinkwater, Schlupp; Okazaki, Musa.

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The Tinkerman lives! Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri may have ditched his reputation for 'tinkering' last season (instead proclaiming himself as the 'thinker man'), but the Italian has introduced a whole host of changes to the Leicester side that ran out against Sunderland at the weekend.

The likes of Jeffrey Schlupp and Ahmed Musa make their return to the starting line-up while youngster Ben Chilwell slips in at right-back.

Most encouragingly for Leicester fans, Nampalys Mendy makes his long-awaited return after recovering from numerous injuries. The Frenchman was brought in as a replacement to N'Golo Kante and given the current state of Leicester's domestic campaign, fans will have all fingers and toes crossed that the 24-year-old can help salvage the side's worrying dip in form.

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Nampalys Mendy with his team mates at the Estadio do Dragao 

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