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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Tottenham tipped to get a Spanish side in Europa League round of 32 draw

Tottenham Hotspur are most likely to draw either Granada or Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 32, according to a recent study.

Spurs progressed to the knockout stages on matchday five following a 3-3 draw away at LASK and then sealed top spot in Group J by beating Royal Antwerp 2-0 last Thursday.

As a result of finishing top, the Lilywhites will face one of the runners-up from the other Europa League groups when the draw for the last-16 is made on Monday in Nyon.

In addition, they can face one of the unseeded teams who finished third in their Champions League group.

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Jose Mourinho's side will avoid Manchester United, who have dropped down from the Champions League, as well as Arsenal and that's because teams from the same country can't be paired together at this stage.

But they can face Benfica which would mean a reunion with former defender Jan Vertongthen who moved to Portugal when his contract in north London expired at the end of last season.

Below are the 15 clubs Tottenham can be drawn against in the round of 32.

Red Bull Salzburg

Dynamo Kyiv

Krasnodar

Olympiacos

Red Star Belgrade

Young Boys

Granada

Slavia Praha

Benfica

Real Sociedad

Molde

Braga

Lille

Wolfsberger AC

Maccabi Tel Aviv

With that said, the draw probabilities for the UEFA Europa League 20/21 round of 16 has been released by @emi_nga on Twitter and it makes for interesting reading.

According to the data, Spurs have a 7.19% chance of drawing either Granada or Real Sociedad.

If Tottenham manage to avoid a trip to Spain, then a tie against Maccabi Tel Aviv (6.71%) awaits Mourinho and company. Meanwhile facing either FC Krasnodar or Dynamo Kyiv is next in line at 6.67%.

Finally, there's a 6.64% chance of drawing Young Boys, Molde, Slavia Praha, Benfica, Braga, Lille, Wolfsberger AC, and Red Star Belgrade with ties against Red Bull Salzburg and Olympiacos the least likely of all the possibilities at 6.23%.

Of course, Spurs can't face Royal Antwerp in the round of 32 as they were in the same group - hence the 0.00% probability.

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