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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham team vs Maccabi Haifa confirmed: Dele Alli returns to the bench as Lo Celso starts

Dele Alli returns to the Tottenham Hotspur squad and takes his place on the bench for their Europa League play-off match against Maccabi Haifa.

The 24-year-old has been left out of four of the past five squads under Jose Mourinho but returns to the bench for this Europa League match.

Joe Hart comes in between the sticks as the likes of Harry Kane, Giovani Lo Celso, Lucas Moura, Harry Winks and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg return to the starting XI.

Son Heung-min and Gareth Bale remain out injured but new boy Sergio Reguilon is on the bench after his impressive debut against Chelsea.

Toby Alderweireld plays his second game in 48 hours as does Steven Bergwijn.

Mourinho said that Eric Dier and Erik Lamela could not play on Thursday after their efforts on Tuesday and in Dier's case Sunday as well.

Dier is not in the squad but Lamela does take his place among the substitutes.

Here is the team Jose Mourinho has chosen to face the Israeli side:

Hart; Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies; Winks, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso; Bergwijn, Kane, Lucas. Subs: Lloris, Reguilon, Lamela, Sissoko, Alli, Aurier, Ndombele.

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