5 Tottenham stars with the most to prove v CSKA Moscow

Tottenham Hotspur's (L-R) Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld, Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen and Dutch forward Vincent Janssen take part in a training session at the CSKA Arena in Moscow on September 26, 2016 on the eve of the Champions League football match between CSKA Moscow nd Tottenham Hotspur. / AFP / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) /

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Tottenham Hotspur’s (L-R) Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld, Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen and Dutch forward Vincent Janssen take part in a training session at the CSKA Arena in Moscow on September 26, 2016 on the eve of the Champions League football match between CSKA Moscow nd Tottenham Hotspur. / AFP / YURI KADOBNOV /

These five Tottenham stars must come up big

Today represents a terrific opportunity for Tottenham to erase the bad memories of their opening Champions League match against Monaco. Earning three points away at CSKA Moscow would go a long way towards correcting the home loss to Monaco.

Unfortunately, Mauricio Pochettino won’t be taking his best squad to Russia. Spurs will be without quite a few first team players today. Harry Kane, Eric Dier, Danny Rose, Moussa Dembele and Moussa Sissoko have all been left to recover from their injuries in North London.

Of course, Spurs won’t use those injuries as an excuse for failing to secure the victory. This year the club has the talent to compete in big-time matches even without some of their biggest stars. It just means that some of Tottenham’s lesser-known stars will have to step up and fill the talent void.

Read on to discover the five Spurs stars that have the most to prove heading into the match against CSKA.

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