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Tottenham’s players endured a disrupted night of sleep on the eve of the crucial Champions League tie against Marseille as local fans set off fireworks above the team hotel.
Spurs sources reported “very prolonged” displays outside where they stayed and there being more than one of them – believed to have been at 1.30am and 4.30am on Tuesday – which woke up Antonio Conte’s players.
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The north London club, who need a draw on Tuesday night to qualify for the last 16 and will be knocked out if they lose, were braced for dirty tricks from the Marseille support but there was nothing they could do to prevent the fright night on Halloween.
Spurs are preparing for a hostile atmosphere at the game, even though the Velodrome’s Visage Nord will be closed after incidents involving the Marseille fans against Eintracht Frankfurt in September.
