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Rose and Skipp handed starts as Lloris returns in goal - Expected Spurs team vs Real Madrid

Spurs are back in action later today as they take on Real Madrid in the first game of the Audi Cup in Munich.

Mauricio Pochettino's side only returned from the tour of the Far East a couple of days ago and it's a quick turnaround as they play their third match of pre-season against the Spanish giants.

Beating Juventus 3-2 in the first game courtesy of Harry Kane's stunning effort, the Lilywhites will be looking to get back to winning ways following the 2-1 defeat against Manchester United.

The manager has named a 26-man squad for the two games at the Allianz Arena and he does have Hugo Lloris available for selection again after he returned home from the tour of Asia early due to tonsillitis.

Danny Rose and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou are both available for selection once again after they were left out of the games in Shanghai and Singapore to explore prospective opportunities with other clubs prior to the transfer deadline.

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However, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Serge Aurier and Victor Wanyama miss the games in Germany through injury.

Today's opponents will also be missing some key players as Thibaut Courtois, Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic and Gareth Bale are all not included in the squad.

Casemiro, Eder Militao and James Rodriguez also miss out after just returning to training on Monday morning following their participation in the Copa America over the summer.

The manager has shuffled his pack for both games so far in pre-season and he will more than likely do the same against Zinedine Zidane's side.

The fact Spurs have a match against Bayern Munich or Fenerbahce 24 hours later may see him split his squad in two and field completely different sides for both games just as he did back in 2015 in the same competition.

Teams are always extremely hard to predict in pre-season given the amount of changes managers make but we've taken a stab at how we think the team will start against Los Blancos.

Spurs starting XI vs Real Madrid: Lloris; Foyth, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose; Ndombele, Skipp; Lucas, Eriksen, Lamela; Kane.

 
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