Clement Lenglet sends Spurs teammate flying into Conte in training ahead of CL clash tonight

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has been putting his Spurs players through their paces Wednesday night’s Champions League meeting with Sporting CP.

Spurs, who host the Portuguese giants at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, are desperate to get back to winning ways after two Premier League defeats in a row.

At the same time, Tottenham sit top of Group D in Europe. They will advance to the knockouts with a win over the Primeira Liga side.

On Tuesday, the Spurs media team shared footage and photos of their latest training session at Hotspur Way.

And Tottenham’s players have certainly been taking it seriously in training.

At 11:13, the Spurs players take part in a drill, and while challenging for the ball, Clement Lenglet sent Djed Spence flying.

The £20million man managed to stay on his feet, with a little help from Conte, who managed to grab onto the full-back.

Competitiveness in training is key for any top team, particularly one that’s currently stuck in a rut.

And Conte will no doubt have been pleased to see this from his players ahead of such a crucial game.

In the reverse fixture, Tottenham lost 2-0 to Sporting, so they’ll be eager to make amends on Wednesday night.

As well as getting over the line, a victory would stand Spurs in good stead for Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth.

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Conte, speaking to football.london, confirmed that Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski won’t be available.

Meanwhile, Cristian Romero and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg have a chance of playing, though they’ll face a late fitness test.

“Richarlison and Kulusevski are out, recovering but still not available,” said Conte.

“Romero and Hojbjerg tomorrow morning we will see. If there is a possibility for them to recover we will try everything because it’s an important game for us.

“But we have many games to play until November. We will see tomorrow morning and make a decision.”