Pierre-Emile højbjerg

Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison continue to be out injured, and Spurs played without both Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Cuti Romero in today's 2-1 loss to ...

“In this moment, we are playing massive games, and for example, there are players like Hojbjerg who has played every game, and at the end, there was an injury because he was tired. Lucas Moura started the season with this problem in his tendon, and now he’s trying to recover a good physical condition. If you ask me in this moment, I don’t have an answer because I don’t know the way they recover from this fatigue and this situation if they have something, Romero in his calf or Pierre in his thigh.” Injuries to Deki and Richarlison mean that Spurs are almost certainly going to continue to start both Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min, as the only players who can sub in for them are a recently-returned Lucas Moura, Bryan Gil, and in a pinch, Ivan Perisic. The good news is that if Spurs can beat Sporting and Marseille can knock off Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs confirm progression out of the group stages and can maybe rotate in their final match at Marseille. But Tottenham head into Wednesday’s home [Champions League](https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league) match against Sporting without two of their best players, and possibly up to four.