Tottenham Hotspur - Real Madrid

Despite arriving in London with a 4-0 lead on aggregate, Real Madrid have the even tougher task of making it count at White Hart Lane on Wednesday. Half of the job has already been taken care of, but because football is so unpredictable, the Whites must remain focused on that task at hand  if they are to move one step closer to the coveted Wembley final.

Ninety minutes separate Real Madrid and their first Champions League semifinal in eight years. The 4-0 lead earned in the first leg is of great help, but it is by no means the final outcome. The Whites know they have to lace up their boots and go to work, and not until Nicola Rizzoli blows the final whistle can they let their guard down.

Each team has significant absences to deal with. Pepe must serve a one-match suspension after being booked in the first leg and Crouch is out for Spurs having been sent off in the Bernabeu. Meanwhile for Real Madrid, Khedira, Nacho Fernandez and Benzema are all readily available to Jose Mourinho, who now has a trio of attackers in the Frenchman, Higuain and Adebayor.

The Togolese striker has been a nightmare for Spurs since his days at Arsenal. He has scored 10 goals in 15 matches against Tottenham, four of which were netted at White Hart Lane and the last two of which put Real on the winning track last week at the Bernabeu. But the striker isn't the only current Madridista that has enjoyed success on Tottenham's home turf. Mourinho, Carvalho and Lass won their with Chelsea; Dudek, Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso did the same with Liverpool; Granero with Getafe and Cristiano Ronaldo with ManU.

Spurs are riding a 17-match unbeaten streak at home spanning a period of six months. The last time they fell at White Hart Lane dates back to 21 September 2010 in the third round of the Carling Cup against Arsenal. So far in league play, they have won 13 matches, drawn seven and lost only two in North London. And things get even better in Champions League action, where they defeated Young Boys 4-0, Twente 4-1, Werder Bremen 3-0 and Inter Milan 3-1 at White Hart Lane. Having enjoyed so much success at home, it's just another obstacle Real Madrid will have to look out for.

"I don't get many bad days here," commented Redknapp in reference to the team's six defeats in 67 home matches as manager of Spurs. Add that to the team's offensive potential (25 goals in UCL play), the three goals scored against Stoke in 23 minutes on Saturday and the incessant thunder driven down from the stands and you get a sense of the challenge that awaits the Madridistas.