Earlier on Monday, we saw the next round of the Champions League being drawn, which led to a matchup between Tottenham and Milan.
The two teams will face each other next year, after the World Cup, giving Antonio Conte a chance to pit himself against a team he knows well from his time in Italy as Juventus and Inter manager.
Meanwhile, Club Brugge were handed a draw with Benfica, which might seem like a good one on paper for the Belgian side, but their manager, Carl Hoefkens, would have rather been put against Tottenham.
He said this after the games were confirmed, relayed by Sporza, knowing full well that the Portuguese side came out top of a group that included Paris Saint-Germain.
That’s quite the compliment for Spurs, who have a checkered history in European competitions, reaching the final of the Champions League under Mauricio Pochettino not too long ago.
Tottenham lost that game 2-0 to Liverpool, and while they navigated a tricky group stage, there will be hope that Conte’s pedigree can take them quite far in the competition.
We’ll have to wait and see about that for now, with a World Cup to be played first.
