Tottenham Hotspur (3/1 to finish in the top four) boss Harry Redknapp believes that Real Madrid and Barcelona will be the sides to beat in this season’s Champions League.

Spurs qualified for the major European  club competition after they beat Manchester City to fourth spot in the Premier League in the last campaign.

After beating Swiss side Young Boys in a qualifying the North London club find themselves amongst the biggest names in club football.

Redknapp has admitted that the Spanish giants Real and Barca will be difficult to beat after making additions to their squads over the summer.

He said: “If an English team won it this year it would be a real feat because the two Spanish teams look fantastic.

“With the strength of them this year, if you asked me who the favourites for the competition were, I’d have to say them.

“An English team doing it would be a real achievement but look who they have brought in, it’s scary,” he added.

There is an extra incentive for English teams to reach the final of this year’s Champions League, with the final of the competition being played at Wembley this season.

Spurs (9/1 to win the FA Cup) will be competing with Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Rangers as the British clubs in the tournament.

Redknapp is hoping his players will learn plenty from playing the best clubs in the world with the likes of Inter Milan in Tottenham’s group.

He said: “For us it’s great experience, something new and different. It’s great for the club and the players.”

“When they play that music it is fantastic. It’s something you always dream of and to be involved in it is brilliant,” he added.

The former West Ham United manager will be hoping that creative midfielder Luka Modric will be available for selection for Tottenham’s away trip to Werder Bremen.

Modric picked up an injury which forced him from the field during his side’s 1-1 draw with West Brom at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

The Croatian had to watch the rest of the match on crutches from the sidelines and looks like a doubt to playing in the big midweek match in Germany.

Spurs have had their fair share of injury problems despite it being the early stages of the season with Jermaine Defoe, Michael Dawson, Heurelho Gomes and Jonathan Woodgate all out through injury.

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