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Josh Challies

Tottenham to come back from bad start to finish second - Champions League group stage predicted

Tottenham have endured a shaky start to their 2019/20 campaign but laid down a marker at the weekend by putting Crystal Palace to the sword in their latest Premier League match.

Mauricio Pochettino's side will now be looking to build upon that victory when they begin their latest Champions League campaign, kicking things off in Greece against Olympiacos on Wednesday.

In a group alongside the Greek giants, Bayern Munich and Red Star, the North London side will face a number of tough matches on the road and their home matches will be decisive.

It certainly won't be easy though and, as a result, Spurs are expected to struggle - although they are being backed to limp into the knockout stages of the competition.

The data boffins at FiveThirtyEight believe Spurs will qualify for the Round of 16 stage but will only finish above Olympiacos on goal difference, with Pochettino's side given a 65% chance of advancing into the knockout stages.

Bayern Munich are expected to storm the proceedings, winning all six of their group-stage matches, with Manchester City, Liverpool and Barcelona all backed to enjoy the same success.

You can see how they predict the final group stage standings to look below.

Group A

Real Madrid - 15

PSG - 15

Brugge - 3

Galatasaray - 3

Group B

Bayern - 18

Spurs - 9 (65%)

Olympiacos - 9

Red Star - 0

Group C

Man City - 18

Shakhtar - 6 (42%)

Atalanta - 6

Dinamo - 6

Group D

Juve - 15

Atletico - 12

Leverkusen - 9

Lokomotiv - 0

Group E

Liverpool - 15

Napoli - 12

Salzburg - 9

Genk - 0

Group F

Barcelona - 16

Dortmund - 10 (70%)

Inter - 10

Prague - 1

Group G

Leipzig - 15

Zenit - 7 (44%)

Lyon - 7

Benfica - 6

Group H

Ajax - 15

Valencia - 9 (67%)

Chelsea - 9

Lille - 3

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