Having Gareth Bale out for this leg may prove to be a big miss, however being 3-0 up we could not have asked for a better time for him to be absent and clear his card history.
Ok so who has not managed to return?
Dempsey is the only short term absentee that we are missing as Bale is suspended, however Ade and Lennon have returned.
Ok without Bale if we had to must a large win odds would be stacked against us, but without a single loss against Italian opposition this season we are odds on with a 3-0 lead.
I am glad that AVB is taking the stance that every game is important and its been a while since we have had a manager to do that. Fatigue can be overcome with confidence and going through to the quarter finals in the Europa League is a big boost for morale.
So likely team line up?
Friedel
Walker Gallas Vertonghen Benni
Parker Livermore
Lennon Dembele Sigurdsson
Defoe
Ideally I would have put Holtby in Dembele's place and drop Dembele back in to replace Livermore, but it seems that there is more confidence in Livermore than Holtby (unsure why especially how out of depth Livermore was against Liverpool).
So that's my line up as well as what I think is the likely line up, but now we come to the business side of things, the score.
My prediction is 1-1 draw.
Another mention on our competition in conjunction with ICONS.com. With Bale playing so well this prize is not only something to hang on your wall but its also an investment. We have had hundreds of entrances and the competition will be running until 29th March so make sure that if you haven't entered that you do below;
Bale Competition Entrance click HERE.
COYS!!!!!
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