Injured Alderweireld out until February for Tottenham

Posted December 12, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says key defender Toby Alderweireld will not return from injury until February.

The Belgium center back injured a hamstring in a Champions League match against Real Madrid on Nov. 1.

Tottenham's defense has kept just one clean sheet in six English Premier League matches since.

Pochettino says on Tuesday "we cannot change the reality. The reality is that he is injured and cannot play until February. ... Some players have more influence on the team but we have squad enough and players who can play."

Alderweireld will miss at least nine league matches, including those against Manchester City and Manchester United. Tottenham plays Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League, with the first leg on Feb. 13.

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