• Derby at midday Sunday after Spurs play in Azerbaijan on Thursday night
• Manager expected to rest top names for Europa League game with QarabagMauricio Pochettino feels it is a joke that Tottenham must kick off against Chelsea at midday on Sunday given they will arrive home from their Europa League match against Qarabag in Azerbaijan no earlier than 5am on Friday.
The Tottenham manager said Chelsea,who play at Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League on Tuesday night, will possess the advantage and it is easy to imagine him cursing the Europa League. Pochettino said final April that he considered the competition to be a hindrance to a Premier League club’s domestic ambitions.
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Source: theguardian.com