da bet7k： Prior to this evening, Fernando Llorente had made just one start for Tottenham Hotspur, and that was in a Carabao Cup match.
da esoccer bet： Tonight, the Spaniard finds himself in the starting XI for Spurs’ huge Champions League group match against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino has made a surprise call by including Llorente in the lineup alongside Harry Kane up front.
The forward has made three Premier League appearances and two in Europe so far this season, but in none of those outings was he included in the first XI.
Meanwhile, Danny Rose, who has been out of action for the past nine months with a knee injury, has made it onto the substitutes bench, but there is no place for Moussa Dembele.
The main talking point from the fans, though, is Llorente’s inclusion, with many surprised that Pochettino has opted to start the striker in a game of this magnitude.
The 32-year-old does have experience playing against Madrid having had spells at Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla.