Team news | Joao still out, Richy suspended, Conor and Dom doubts for Atleti second leg | OneFootball

Igor Tudor may have four players returning for the second leg of our UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Atletico Madrid, but he’s still without a number of players - Conor Gallagher and Dominic Solanke are rated doubtful for the clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night (8pm UK).

Joao Palhinha, injured in the latter stages of last week’s first leg in Madrid, will not make it. Richarlison, meanwhile, serves a one-match suspension after picking up three yellow cards. Souza and Yves Bissouma are also unavailable, both ineligible.

Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Igor told us that both Conor Gallagher (virus) and Dominic Solanke are doubtful. “We’ve some good news, but also some bad news because Conor (Gallagher) is not here, and Dom (Solanke) has some small problems, so we’ll see tomorrow how he is,” he said. “Also, Souza is not available (ineligible).

“So, we are very similar (to Liverpool on Sunday) in terms of numbers. If we see that Destiny and Lucas can play one small part of the game, okay, that’s a positive thing, to see new faces, good energy.

“Also, for sure, two or three more will come back for Nottingham Forest (on Sunday).”

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Igor reported: “Destiny and Lucas will be on the bench tomorrow - one part of the game, not too much because they just started training with us, but it's good to see them.

“Romero? He's there. He can play. Joao (Palhinha), no. Joao is a little bit worse, so he'll be for the next game, but Romero is in.”

Asked about Conor missing training, Igor added: “We'll see today what we can do, because he has, as you know, probably asthma problems. He gets some virus, which is not a nice thing. We're going to see if he's able tomorrow to go on the bench, we hope. It's nothing like a danger, but still, he's not able to play.”