Pochettino optimistic Harry Kane

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino optimistic Harry Kane will be fit to face Real Madrid

Muricio Pochettino is optimistic Harry Kane will be fit enough to play some part in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Real Madrid.Kane has been forced to sit out Tottenham's last two matches after picking up a hamstring strain in the 4-1 Premier League win over Liverpool at Wembley.
Asked about the England striker's potential availability for the midweek visit of Real, Pochettino said: "With the doctors and the player, we will take the best decision for everyone
MACTH FACT
Tottenham• Dele Alli is available after completing a three-match ban.• Tottenham's 3-2 League Cup defeat by West Ham United FC on 25 October ended their 11-game unbeaten run (W8 D3).• Tottenham ended a ten-game winless run against Liverpool FC with a 4-1 home victory against the Merseyside club on 22 October, Harry Kane scoring twice.• Kane has scored 17 goals in his last 13 outings for club and country.• Kane was ruled out of Saturday's 1-0 loss at Manchester United with what the club called "a minor strain to the left hamstring".• Tottenham have lost on each of their last four visits to Manchester United without scoring.• Kane is on the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or. The winner will be announced on 6 December.• Danny Rose made his first appearance for Tottenham since January when he came on as an 80th-minute substitute at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.• Victor Wanyama (knee) has not played since the game against Chelsea FC on 20 August while Mousa Dembélé (ankle, hip) returned against West Ham after five weeks out and also came off the bench at Old Trafford.

Real Madrid

• Madrid slipped eight points behind Liga leaders Barcelona after a surprise 2-1 loss at Girona FC on Sunday, a defeat which ended their seven-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W6 D1).

• The Girona reverse also halted Madrid's run of nine successive away wins in all competitions (seven this season, two in 2016/17, excluding last season's UEFA Champions League final success, which is counted as a neutral fixture).

• Madrid won 2-0 at CF Fuenlabrada in the Copa del Rey round of 32 first leg on Thursday 26 October.

• Having spent his first two seasons at Madrid on loan (Real Zaragoza in 2015/16, Eintracht Frankfurt in 2016/17), defender Jesús Vallejo made his club debut against Fuenlabrada, but was sent off in the 89th minute.

• Marco Asensio's penalty against Fuenlabrada was his sixth goal of the season for the club in all competitions, and his second in as many games.

• With three goals, he is their joint top scorer in the Liga this season along with Isco, who opened the scoring in Sunday's Girona defeat.

• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored just the one Liga goal this term, but has hit five in the UEFA Champions League.