Juventus are not favourites when Tottenham have Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, says Liam Brady

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Alex Young @alexwsyoung13 February 2018

Juventus are not favourites heading into their Champions League double-header with Tottenham, according to former striker Liam Brady.

Spurs are in Turin for their biggest game in years, competing in the knockout stages of Europe's elite club competition for the first time in seven years after topping a group including Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and APOEL.

Juventus have reached two of the previous three Champions League finals and aiming to win Serie A for a seventh season on the trot.

But Brady, who also played for Arsenal, has pointed to Tottenham's Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen as talent which levels the playing field.

"Juve are not favourites, it's 50-50," Brady told Corriere della Sera.

"Tottenham has well organised, they have a good coach and three great forwards in [Christian] Eriksen, [Dele] Alli and [Harry] Kane. You need to stop them in midfield to prevent those three from hurting you.

"Does Juve's attack convince me? Not completely, because I think we've already seen the best of Higuain. It's hard for him to make the difference in Europe, he's too static.

"Dybala, who is another great up-and-coming talent, is no longer a surprise and opponents know how to counter him. You need more to win in Europe.

"Kane has a character which drives him to constant improvement. After [Lionel] Messi, [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Robert] Lewandowski there's him, the numbers tell you that. And he's only 24."

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