Dinamo Zagreb hosts Tottenham in the second leg of the Europa League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 18th at Stadion Maksimir (Zagreb)
Dinamo Zagreb is the best football club in Croatia. And the Blues prove this even now, leading in the standings with 57 points after 24 matches (Osijek has two fewer points after 25 matches). This time Ferencvaros didn’t allow Dinamo to get into the Champions League. However, the team made a great noise in the Europa League. Taking into account the elimination of Estonian Flora in qualifiers, the Blues did not lose nine consecutive matches and won six times. In the 1/16 finals, the club from Zagreb knocked out the last Russian representative from European Cups. The Croats didn’t have any special problems in matches versus Krasnodar. The away game ended with a 2-3 score, and Zoran Mamic's charges limited themselves to a minimum 1-0 victory at home. But they couldn’t achieve anything in the first match against the Spurs.
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The Spurs hinted at their ambitions and desire to fight for 4th place in the Premier League standings after three victories in a row. But on Sunday, Tottenham played against not modest Burnley, Fulham or Crystal Palace but the stronger and more motivated Arsenal. Even though Lamela opened the scoring, Hotspurs lost. And Eric turned into an antihero, having received two yellow cards after the break. Yes, if Kane hit the target at the end, there would have been a draw. But fundamentally, it would not have changed anything because the gap to the top four is still large. Well, Mourinho has said about his desire to win the Europa League even before. His team may take the trophy and break into the Champions League. So far, the Spurs have not experienced any particular problems. They scored eight goals in two matches versus Wolfsberger, and Harry Kane scored a double in the first leg against Dinamo Zagreb in London.
So far, Dynamo has been failing in matches with Tottenham. Before the current two-legged confrontation, the teams played only one game in the 2008 UEFA Cup, and the Spurs won 4-0. But now the clubs will play for the first time in Zagreb. Of course, a draw will be enough for Tottenham, and it can even lose with a difference of one goal. But it seems that Spurs can win in Zagreb as well.
Prediction for the match: Tottenham to win
