The Brazilian was cautioned during the first leg in Spain, a blow that leaves the Spurs without their primary spark as they attempt to overturn a daunting aggregate deficit.

Deprived of the versatile forward, Tottenham enter Wednesday’s home fixture needing a near-impossible offensive output to keep their European ambitions alive.

Trailing 5-2 on aggregate, Spurs are hunting for a miracle comeback to avoid a similar fate to Chelsea, who saw their own European campaign dismantled by Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Atletico Madrid arrive in London intent on protecting their three-goal cushion, likely leaning on the disciplined, low-block structure that has defined the Simeone era.

Who starts for the suspended Richarlison?

With his options limited, Igor Tudor is turning to Randal Kolo Muani to lead the line and provide the clinical edge missing in Richarlison’s absence.

Richarlison’s suspension caps a frustrating campaign for the Brazilian, who only returned to the squad in January after an extended injury layoff.

His absence is yet another hurdle for a Tottenham side that has struggled for consistency while navigating one of the most severe injury crises in the Premier League this season.

Tottenham injury report

The selection headache extends beyond the frontline, as Dominic Solanke is also sidelined after picking up a knock. The full list of confirmed absentees for tonight’s pivotal second leg includes:

• Joao Palhinha – Concussion Protocol
• Dominic Solanke – Hip injury
• James Maddison – Knee (ACL – Season-long)
• Dejan Kulusevski – Knee (Long-term)
• Mohammed Kudus – Thigh (Expected return after Int’l break)
• Yves Bissouma – Muscle Strain
• Rodrigo Bentancur – Hamstring (Severe)
• Ben Davies – Ankle
• Wilson Odobert – Knee (ACL)

In the Premier League the club is fourth but to many pundits it’s “so what?”, Tottenham continue to be bridesmaids in European cup and domestic competitions.

Now questions have been raised about the future of manager Antonio Conte, striker Harry Kane, and once again the entire project needs to be examined to see how the club can finally get over the hump. For one Spurs player, Brazilian Richarlison he has had enough of this season and his lack of playing time.

Richarlison on Tottenham’s season

The Brazilian forward was not happy at all in his post-match comments to TNT Sport, “I’m honest, this season has been s%&%. I want to play”

“I didn’t understand [Conte’s choices]. I was in a positive moment… and Conte put me on the bench again. Yesterday he tested me in the starting XI and then… bench, again”.

Richarlison has been used as an on again off again starter and in the two legs against AC Milan he was used for only 20 minutes in each of the two games.

Cameroon lost 1-0 to Switzerland and rebounded 3-3 against Serbia and need a victory over the five-time champions to stand a chance to continue in the round of 16, they will also depend on the result between Serbia and Switzerland.

Richarlison, who scored two goals in the game against Serbia, has been one of Brazil’s best players, here is the reason why Tite left him off the game against Cameroon. Watch the World Cup in the US live on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and Peacock (Limited-time offer for 0.99/m).

Why isn’t Richarlison playing against Cameroon?

Richarlison was given the night off against Cameroon in favor of Gabriel Jesus for the start of the game. Tite placed a B-squad for the match in hopes of getting a good game from his substitutes.

Brazil will most likely play South Korea in the round of 16 if they finish first, which probably they will. By unlikely circumstances if Brazil were to finish second, then the five -time champions would play Portugal.

For this FIFA World Cup, Brazil is seen as the clear favorite to take the trophy back home. They have a great squad that will certainly scare any team that crosses their path and now they proved it in Matchday 1.

In their debut against Serbia, the five-time World Cup champions won with a 2-0 score. Those two goals have a name: Richarlison. Thanks to his performance, the Tottenham striker was quickly compared to Ronaldo, the Brazilian legend, byfans in social media.

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It is difficult to imagine that any starting player will leave Real Madrid, however, the Spanish team will lose several bench players, and that is why La Casa Blanca need to sign new players. Marcelo, Gareth Bale, and Isco will leave the club as free agents on 1 July, in addition, Real Madridare looking to sell or loan Luka Jovic, Mariano, and Jesus Vallejo. And the future of other players is still uncertain.

Real Madrid already signedAntonio Rudiger as a free agent from Chelsea (signed a contract for 4 seasons), and the club has also agreed to sign Aurelien Tchouamenifor 100,000,000 euros from Monaco. Furthermore, Real Madrid seek to sign a striker, and rumors indicate that the chosen ones are Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison, or Sterling. However, the club would not be able to sign them but not because of a financial problem.

Real Madrid would not be able to sign Gabriel Jesus, Sterling or Richarlison

Real Madrid have long been dragging a problem: they havemany foreigners and few gaps. A clog of non-EU citizen players is hindering the planning of next season. According to La Liga regulations, the Spanish league allows three non-EU players on the pitch, and those places are and will be for Militao, Vinicius Junior, and Rodrygo.

A non-EU national is not just any foreigner; they are those from America, Asia, or Europe outside the EU (for example, the UK). Real Madrid need their players to stop being non-EU citizens, and for that, soccer players need to have a Spanish passport. To do so, a player must meet exactly the same requirement as any other citizen: he must have been living in Spain for ten years. This figure is reduced by two years for those coming from Latin America, Andorra, the Philippines, or Equatorial Guinea.

Vinicius Juniorbegan the procedures to obtain dual citizenship in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic arrived and delayed the process. According to reports, the Brazilian’s data is in the queue of the Spanish Ministry of Justice along with more than 300,000 other people. In a year, the agency approves between 50 and 60 thousand passports.

The nearest case at Real Madrid was when Federico Valverde received dual citizenship in 2019, allowing the signing of Rodrygo. So, as long as El Merengue cannot solve this problem, they will not be able to sign Jesus, Sterling, Richarlison, or any other non-EU player.

Tite’s team has been flying since the South American Qualifying began, remaining unbeaten after six games and taking control of the table. But between the last fixture and this one they suffered a major blow when Argentina beat them in the continental cup final.

The U23s then redeemed the national team by claiming Olympic glory in Tokyo 2020,a campaign in which Evertonstar Richarlison shone. Unfortunately, the striker will miss the upcoming games.

Why was Richarlison not called up by Brazil?

The reason why Richarlison won’t play for Brazil in this international break is quite simple, the Premier League clubs decided not to release their playersthis time. Their controversial decision was based on thenumber of games each player would miss as they’d have to comply with a 10-day quarantineand probably need more days of training before returning to action.

Brazil, therefore, are being left without several regular starters for this triple-fixture. Richarlisonhas established himself in Tite’s starting eleven and has also been on fire in the Olympic Games, scoringfive goalsand providing an assistin sixgames.

Now, La Canarinha willtry to extend theirperfect streak and pick up from where they left off on Matchday 8, but it won’t be easy. Besides Richarlison, they’ll miss Ederson, Alisson, Thiago Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino,among many others.

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The Italian manager, who left Everton to begin his second stint atSantiago Bernabeu, knows the forward very well from his time in Merseyside and according to Daily Mail and ESPN, he has called him to discuss a possible move to the Spanish giants.

Ancelotti has a big challenge ahead of him looking to leadMadrid to glory after a trophyless 2020/21 season. Mbappé’s future is up in the air but PSG seem reluctant to sell him now and they also set an unaffordable price tag for Madrid. Therefore, Richarlison could emerge as one ofthe alternatives to the Frenchman.

Richarlison (Everton)

The 24-year-old forward has quickly become an important asset for the Toffees while he shone with the Brazilian national team, winning the Copa America 2019. Richarlison played a pivotal role during Ancelotti’s tenure at Goodison Park, so it’s no surprise that the Italian boss considers him for his new Real Madrid.

However, Richarlison is under contract with Everton until 2024 and according to Transfermarkt, his market value is $60.50 million, turning him into an expensive alternative for Los Blancos. The Spanish side will probably need to spend anyways if it seriously wants to give aboost to its squad.

Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

Often criticized over the last months, Raheem Sterling stepped up in Euro 2020 and has been a complete standout in England‘s campaign towards the final. Real Madrid have been interested in him for months and this could be the moment in which they finally make a step forward to sign him.

Reports from England state that Sterling is unhappy for being involved in a potential operation to sign Harry Kane and that he might consider leaving the Etihad after six years. Still, Man City and Pep Guardiola are reportedly unwilling to sell Sterling, while his transfer fee would be nearly $100 million.

Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad)

The 21-year-old Sweden international has been linked with Real Madrid over the last few weeks. According to Spanish outlet As, Los Blancos have held talks with Alexander Isak’s representatives to inquire about his situation.

Isak is under contract at Real Sociedad until 2026 and has a release clause of €70 million ($83 m). At 21 years of age, Isak’s future seems brightand he already has La Liga and international experience. Still, if Madrid want to sign him, they’ll probably have to pay directly the €70 million clause as Real Sociedad have no intentions of letting their young star leave.