Tottenham ace Kieran Trippier in for tough ride against Barcelona

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Tottenham host Barcelona in a Champions League group stage match on Wednesday night and will be well aware of the huge obstacle in front of them.

But they did beat Spanish giants Real Madrid at home last season with a brilliant display, something they would love to repeat this week.

Spurs defender Kieran Trippier is someone that will need to bring his A game in midweek if he is to avoid disarray on the right flank.

The right-back will need to be more reserved and defensively switched on than usual to cope with Barcelona’s attacking threat.

Ousmane Dembele is a France international that could keep Trippier pegged back throughout the match and it would be suicide to give him space in behind on the Wembley pitch.

The 21-year-old left-winger has lightening speed and already has five goals in nine games across all competitions this season.

There is also the added threat of overlapping left-back Jordi Alba to consider, who gives Barcelona even further pace and is a threat going forward.

Trippier has stood up to the task of facing top opponents before and was pivotal in helping England reach the World Cup semi-finals in the summer, but will need to be somewhere near his best against Barcelona.