Redknapp Plans Attacking Spurs at Real

Harry Redknapp, Tottenham manager

"Bale gives us everything. He can carry the ball and attack very quickly. He is fine and if he is OK he will play. He could be very important for us. It's a difficult game – Real Madrid are favourites, but we come here very optimistic. Real Madrid have fantastic players and we have to deal with that."

"We will try to give them problems and try to avoid the problems they give to us. It's not important if they have lost their record at home. Real Madrid are one of the great clubs in football. We must start the game well like we did in Milan."

"We don't have defensive players, they're not here, so we have what we have. They are attacking players. We approach the game in the same way. It's been tough from the start − we have had no easy games. The only pressure we have is to play well. We will try to make the dream come true – we still have a chance."

Team news

Bale has recovered from a hamstring problem and should play, while William Gallas (knee) will undergo a late fitness test. Right-back Alan Hutton is not expected to feature again this season after knee surgery, with defensive trio Ledley King (groin), Jonathan Woodgate (calf) and Younes Kaboul (thigh) also certain to miss out. 

Midfielder Steven Pienaar is absent with a groin injury.

From the clubs' one previous encounter, in the 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-finals, Real Madrid emerged victorious. 

Peter Shreeves' Tottenham, the then holders, saw his team undone by a 15th-minute Steve Perryman own goal in the first leg at White Hart Lane with the second leg finishing goalless.