Tottenham Hotspur dropped points Roma leveled the game in extra time to nab a point in the fifth fixtures of the Europa League group stage on Thursday. Taking on a struggling Roma side — who hadn’t won away from home in eight months and hadn’t won a fixture since Oct.

Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Roma on Thursday in one of the most anticipated matches of Matchday 5 in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides in contrasting form. Spurs lost at Galatasaray on Matchday 4 but are still firmly in the top eight and have a chance to further solidify their standing with a win this week.

After all the drama from the midweek Champions League fixtures (more on that later), our attention turns to the Europa League and to two of the competition's pre-tournament favourites: Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma.