{"id":1399281,"date":"2025-09-15T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1399281"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:59:19","slug":"tottenham-team-news-vs-villarreal-predicted-lineup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/tottenham-team-news-vs-villarreal-predicted-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham team news vs Villarreal and predicted lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spurs entertain Villarreal in North London this Tuesday, as the 2025\/26 Champions League campaign commences with an intriguing set of opening night fixtures.<\/strong><br><br>Thomas Frank has enjoyed a phenomenal start to his tenure at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, winning three of his first four matches in charge.<br><br>Amazon Prime will provide live coverage of Tuesday September 16th\u2019s clash, which kicks off at 20:00, with a full match replay available following the referee\u2019s full-time whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tottenham-predicted-xi-vs-villarreal\">Tottenham predicted XI vs Villarreal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-3-3)<\/em>: Guglielmo Vicario; 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