Beaten at home in the first leg (3-1), Tottenham is doomed to reach a feat tomorrow Thursday in Lisbon against Benfica in the quarter-final second leg of the Europa league. But it is without several of their executives that the Spurs will play in the Portuguese capital.

Starting with Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togolese striker (11 goals in 17 games), injured in hamstring is absent as said Wednesday his coach Tim Sherwood. Besides the former Gunner, the French Younes Kaboul, England’s Kyle Walker and Brazilian Paulinho will also remained in London because of injury.

Verthongen (suspended), Lamela, Capua, Dawson and Dembele are injured long and will also not be available. Suffice to say that the task will be complicated for Spurs.