A preview of what’s in European football on Tuesday:
england
After opening their Premier League crusade with a defeat at the House of Wonders, Manchester United are looking to get their season back on track with a second division victory over Luton in the third circular of the English League Cup. wasting Crystal Palace 3-1 and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to decide if he gives his first-choice team some other point to fit them in. Tottenham is expected to face Leyton Orient, although hosts in the fourth division say “a number” of their first-team players have tested positive for coronavirus and that their stadium has been temporarily closed. Tottenham is expected to line up their reserves if the adjustment continues, with major Europa League players in Macedonia on Thursday. West Bromwich Albion and West Ham are the other Premier League groups that will play, respectively, in Brentford and Hull.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The playoffs start with Maccabi Tel Aviv without seven players due to positive COVID-19 tests for the first leg of their fit against Salzburg. “We have to adapt to reality,” said Maccabi coach Giorgios Donis. “I’m here to make excuses — it happens all over the world. “Midtjylland travels to Slavia Prague and Krasnodar faces PAOK Thessaloniki in the other fites, with the playoffs returning to the classic two-round series. So far, all three Champions League qualifying rounds have been one-legged fites on a tight schedule for the overdue season.
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