Tottenham confirm Sporting Lisbon clash is ON and forced to apologise after saying Champions League game was postponed

TOTTENHAM have confirmed their Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon is on after their official website wrongly told fans the game had been postponed.

The club have been forced to apologise for the “technical error” that had left supporters who had booked planes to Portugal panicking.

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Spurs face the Portuguese side on Tuesday in the Champions League.

Eagle-eyed supporters had spotted their website had been claiming the game was off just 48 hours before kick-off.

This follows the weekend’s matches in England being postponed after the death of Her Majesty the Queen.

As suspected the announcement was a “technical error” and Tottenham have confirmed the match is going ahead as planned.

The official Tottenham account tweeted this morning: “Due to a technical error, Tuesday’s match against Sporting CP is displaying as postponed on our website.

“We can confirm this is incorrect – the match is going ahead as planned. We are looking into the issue urgently and apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

Thousands have booked flights and match tickets for the European game in Portugal.

The error had caused concern for fans as the news spread online.

One Spurs fan on Twitter wrote of the postponement claim: “This is legit on the site, unclear if an error or true. Fans need to know asap either way as sure loads flying tomorrow.”

A Tottenham supporter page wrote: “The Tottenham Hotspur website is showing our next game vs Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League as POSTPONED.

“With no official update on social media from The Club or UEFA, we are unsure whether this is a mistake or legitimate information.”

Another concerned fan site wrote: “Can you let us know what’s happening @SpursOfficial?”

The tweeter adds that they are “flying in the morning”

Tottenham have an allocation of just over 2,500 fans for the game, with tickets costing £34.

Spurs won their first Champions League game of the season against Marseille courtesy of two goals from Richarlison.

Meanwhile, Rangers have announced that their Champions League game with Napoli at Ibrox this week has been pushed back 24 hours from Tuesday to Wednesday.

The club said this is due to limitations on “policing resources” and “organisational challenges” related to the Queen’s passing.