Tottenham to set Champions League crowd record
Friday 9 September 2016 13:26, UK
Tottenham have confirmed they will set a new record for the best-attended Champions League game in Great Britain when they face Monaco next week.
Over 80,000 tickets have been sold for the game, which means it will also be a record home attendance for Spurs.
The north London club are using Wembley Stadium for their second Champions League campaign as their White Hart Lane ground has a reduced capacity owing to work on an adjacent new stadium.
"The response from our fans has been fantastic and is testament to just how big this football club is," Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy told the club's website on Friday.
"This is going to be the best attended Champions League home game in Britain ever - what a way for us to mark our return to the competition."
Rivals Arsenal also used Wembley for Champions League home matches in 1998 and 1999, attracting crowds of around 70,000.
