Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Roma on Thursday in one of the most anticipated matches of Matchday 5 in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides in contrasting form. Spurs lost at Galatasaray on Matchday 4 but are still firmly in the top eight and have a chance to further solidify their standing with a win this week.

Infamously, Ranieri was the man to deny Spurs the Premier League crown in the 2015/16 campaign with Leicester defying the odds to lift the trophy. And it has to be said that the 73-year-old’s record against Tottenham is one that should fill him with confidence ahead of Thursday.

A standout fixture of the UEFA Europa League Round 5 pits Tottenham Hotspur and Roma against each other in North London. Claudio Ranieri makes his long-awaited return to England after suffering

Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action on Thursday evening when they welcome AS Roma to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Ange Postecoglou’s men have made a strong start to the competition so far but they were on the losing side last time out after falling to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray at RAMS Park.

Mario Hermoso and Eldor Shomurodov are unavailable for Roma, but Alexis Saelemaekers returns after over two months.New Roma coach Claudio Ranieri has named his squad list for Thursday’s Europa

Claudio Ranieri returns to London to face a Spurs team riding extremely high right now. Here's the latest team news for their clash with Roma.