Football.london reports that Ivan Rakitic could be a doubt for our Champions League clash against Barcelona next month.
The Croatian was subbed in the 3-2 win over Spain in the Nations League and didn’t play against England recently.
An update on Barcelona’s Twitter account was posted and didn’t confirm when the player could be fit.
Should the hamstring strain be severe, the player could miss a month or more, and Tottenham need all the luck they can get in their Champions League group.
❗ [INJURY NEWS] @ivanrakitic has a hamstring strain in his right leg. His return will depend on his recovery pic.twitter.com/OmCR0ptBQG
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 17, 2018
Tottenham might need to win both their clashes in the group, and they don’t come easy with us facing Inter Milan at Wembley before that big clash against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
Spurs gave themselves a lifeline against PSV with a late win, and we need similar heroics when we face the Serie A side.
Inter Milan beat us 2-1 and we will have to win by two clear goals or by a scoreline of 1-0 to get a better head to head than our rivals.
Barcelona have had their own struggles with a porous defence, and they conceded four goals in a shock 4-3 loss to Real Betis at the Nou Camp.
This should provide Spurs with some hope for the all-important clash and it will be better if some of the top Barca players can’t play the game.
