Tottenham Hotspur only have 13 first-team players to choose from for Thursday's crucial Europa League clash away to Hoffenheim with midfielder Pape Matar Sarr the latest addition to an already crippling injury list.

Tottenham 's injury crisis has deepened with a minor problem for Pape Sarr which will keep the Senegalese out of the Europa League game against Hoffenheim, leaving head coach Ange Postecoglou without no fewer than 14 players in Germany.

Two clubs with plenty of domestic problems meet in the Europa League on Thursday, when Hoffenheim host Tottenham Hotspur. The Bundesliga's 15th-placed club will face the side sitting in 15th in the Premier League in this encounter, between two clubs also dealing with an eye-watering number of injuries at present.

Tottenham and Hoffenheim each languish in 15th place in their respective domestic divisions. Can the Europa League provide some respite?

When it rains at Tottenham Hotspur, it pours. With the club already battling an unbelievable injury list, they have been further hit by another blow today.Spurs are preparing for their crucial Europa

Tottenham will be looking to put their Premier League blues behind them when they shift their focus to European duties and a tasty Thursday night trip to Germany.