Tonight's big Champions League first leg ties, between the Old Lady and Harry Kane. Spurs come into this one on the back of a North London Derby win and some terrific Premier League form while Juventus have only conceded one goal in their last 16 games. It'll be a draw then, right?
Believe it or not, this is the first competitive meeting between these two sides and if I'm not mistaken, it'll be the first time Kane has come up against Gigi Buffon, a player who rates the England striker highly.
"Harry is now one of the best strikers in Europe – there is no question about that," said Buffon in December.
"As a player, you can always work on parts of your game and try to improve – but there are some things you can’t teach.
Believe it or not, this is the first competitive meeting between these two sides and if I'm not mistaken, it'll be the first time Kane has come up against Gigi Buffon, a player who rates the England striker highly.
"Harry is now one of the best strikers in Europe – there is no question about that," said Buffon in December.
"As a player, you can always work on parts of your game and try to improve – but there are some things you can’t teach.
“That natural goalscoring instinct is for me a talent that you are born with. I have seen over the years with Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, [Filippo] Inzaghi, Batistuta, they have that natural instinct that can really make goalkeepers suffer – and it’s clear Kane also has that.
“Always in my career I have wanted to test myself against the best – and now Harry Kane is one of the best."
We should have team news at about 6:45pm and kick-off is 7:45pm. You can follow all the action here with us or watch the game on BT Sport and read live analysis at the same time. It can be like a digital friend who doesn't slag off everything you think or ignore you, an opposite of Twitter, if you will.
Basel vs Man City LIVE team news, predicted line up, tv channel and score updates
Despite an irresistible start to the season the Blues will be hoping to end a few unwanted records.
City have won only one of six away games in the Champions League knockout stages, and have not kept a clean sheet in those six games.
While Basel have never lost a home knockout match.
In terms of team news, City were handed a triple injury boost ahead of the last-16 first-leg.
Leroy Sane , David Silva and Fabian Delph all returned to training on Monday, however club-record signing Aymeric Laporte was absent from the session.
Gabriel Jesus and Benjamin Mendy remain the Blues only long-term absentees.
Stick with us for all the teams news and build up ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off.
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