Fiorentina start Mohamed Salah and Mario Gomez in their Europa League clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

It kicks off at White Hart Lane at 20.05 GMT and is the first leg in a Round of 32 tie.

The Viola have been excellent in Europe so far this season and on good form in Serie A recently too, despite selling Juan Cuadrado to Chelsea.

Giuseppe Rossi and Federico Bernardeschi are long-term injury absentees, but Gomez is finally rediscovering his scoring touch after netting just once in eight months.

Fiorentina start Mohamed Salah and Mario Gomez in their Europa League clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

It kicks off at White Hart Lane at 20.05 GMT and is the first leg in a Round of 32 tie.

The Viola have been excellent in Europe so far this season and on good form in Serie A recently too, despite selling Juan Cuadrado to Chelsea.

Giuseppe Rossi and Federico Bernardeschi are long-term injury absentees, but Gomez is finally rediscovering his scoring touch after netting just once in eight months.

The German veteran starts with support from ex-Chelsea winger Salah and Borja Valero, while the pacey Khouma Babacar is ready to come off the bench.

There had been concerns that goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu had a back problem, but he is passed fit.

Spurs have ex-Roma forward Erik Lamela on the bench along with young superstar in the making Harry Kane.

Roberto Soldado is picked to lead the line instead.

Tottenham: Lloris, Davies, Walker, Vertonghen, Fazio, Paulinho, Bentaleb, Chadli, Eriksen, Townsend, Soldado

Tottenham bench: Vorm, Rose, Dier, Lamela, Dembele, Mason, Kane

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu, Savic, Rodriguez, Basanta, Mati Fernandez, Borja Valero, Pasqual, Joaquin, Pizarro, Salah, Gomez

Fiorentina bench: Neto, Richards, Alonso, Badelj, Aquilani, Ilicic, Babacar

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