Spurs - Rubin Kazan Preview: Pav’s Big Night

Few things in life scream "Pointless Money-Making Charade!" quite like a Europa group stage game, but this one actually has relevance, sub-plots and all other sorts of curious goodies the like of which have rarely been seen on a Thursday night on Channel 5.

On a formal note, this game is actually laden with group-deciding significance no less.