Tottenham come into this match at the back of a morale boosting 4-1 win at the expense of defending champions Man City. Spurs went a goal down after De Bruyne opened up the scoring for the Citizens. The North London side however responded strongly with Erik Lamela producing a star performance which he rounded off with a goal.
Harry Kane who opened up his account for the season with a neat strike against Man City, heaped praise on the Argentine international and is hopeful that he can continue his good form.
"I'm very pleased for him," Kane said.
"He's taken some criticism over the last year or so but since he's come in he's shown, especially this season, what a player he can be.
"He's done very well, he worked hard for the team [against City] up and down the pitch and I'm delighted for him to get his goal - but everyone was top notch.
"We had the higher press, we were relentless in our running and that's what we've been doing to teams this season. We've got a very young, fit squad and I feel that's going to be what we try to do throughout the course of the whole season."
Tottenham's number ten further praised Lamela's character and claimed that the Argentine remained unaffected by the criticism hurled at him after a series of below par performances.
"He [Lamela] is a top lad, he's a very hard worker on the training field. He's never let it [the criticism] affect him, he's carried on practising, working hard on his own after training and stuff. He deserves what he gets. Football's a funny game and you've just got to work hard and keep trying to improve and you'll get your rewards."
Monaco on the other hand have scored eight goals in their last three games but have managed just a single victory in the process. Their last outing against Guingamp ended in a 3-3 draw.
Match facts
- Monaco have managed victories in six of their last 12 matches against English opposition including a victory over Arsenal last season in last 16 of the Champions League.
- Tottenham have managed to score just once in their last three visits to France and have failed to record a victory during the process.
- This will be the first time the two clubs will meet in a European fixture.
- Spurs are currently unbeaten in their last five European fixtures against French sides.
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