WO Rennes In The Conference League Due To The COVID-19 Outbreak, Spurs Will Appeal To UEFA

Antonio Conte (Twitter @SpursOfficial)

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur are considering appealing against European football's governing body (UEFA) for awarding Rennes a WO win after a Conference League match was called off, which saw the English club exit from the competition.

Spurs were knocked out of the competition after UEFA ruled that the London side lost their last group game against Rennes. The decision was inseparable from the cancellation of the match due to the COVID-19 outbreak within the club.

Spurs coach Antonio Conte said the club were talking to lawyers about the decision.

"It's uncertain, but there are other steps to confirm, or not, of this extraordinary decision," the Italian coach said.

"We are very, very confident for the next step and I repeat we deserve to play for qualification on the pitch, not on the pitch. I can't accept this. We are very, very disappointed with UEFA's decision."

Spurs, who drew 2-2 with Liverpool at the weekend, still have two Premier League games postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases throughout December.

However, Conte assesses that all the players, except Ryan Sessegnon, are ready to play against West Ham after recovering from the corona virus infection.

"The good news is we have all the players available. A little bad news that Ryan Sessegnon suffered a muscle problem at the end of the game against Liverpool," said the former Inter Milan coach.