Tottenham begin the group stage of the inaugural Europa Conference League with a trip to France to take on Rennes this evening.
Spurs are England’s sole representative in Uefa’s new third tier club competition, having finished seventh in the Premier League, though they still had to survive a scare in qualifying to reach the tournament proper, overturning a first leg defecit against Portuguese outfit Pacos Ferreira.
Nuno Espirito Santo has warned his players they must forget about their Champions League pedigree, with many of the squad that reached the final in 2019 still involved, while Rennes have recent experience of Europe’s biggest competition themselves having played in it last season, though they picked up only a point as they finished bottom of Chelsea’s group.
Nuno’s men surrendered their unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign in meek fashion as they were turned over 3-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park last weekend, and with a derby against in-form Chelsea to come this weekend, a positive result tonight is something of a must.
