| Uefa reviews Huddlestone elbow video • Redknapp: 'It's not like Tom, he's not an aggressive player' • Twente's Janko: 'He smashed his arm into my face on purpose'Harry Redknapp is hoping Tom Huddlestone will avoid a Champions League ban after Uefa said it was looking into the incident when the Tottenham midfielder appeared to elbow the FC Twente forward Marc Janko in the face.A Uefa spokesman said: "We have not opened a case against Tom Huddlestone but we are looking into the matter, gathering more information by looking into the video and talking to officials who were on site." There will be a decision early next week as to whether there will be a charge.Janko claims Huddlestone deliberately "smashed his arm into my face" and left him with a nosebleed while the pair tussled during Wednesday evening's Group A game at White Hart Lane.Huddlestone was not punished over the incident on the night – indeed he was being fouled by Janko at the time and the free-kick went the other way – but Uefa may decide to take retrospective action after viewing video evidence.Redknapp revealed he had watched footage of the first-half challenge and acknowledged Huddlestone had made contact with his elbow but cast doubt on whether there was any intent. "I have looked at it. I'd be a liar if I sat here and said I hadn't it, wouldn't I? I know some managers do that," he said. "It's not like Tom, he's not at all an aggressive player, he's a fantastic footballer and a great guy."It looked like he caught him with an elbow. Whether he meant to do it, I'm not so sure. Hopefully, nothing will come of it and we can all move on."Were Huddlestone to be charged and banned over the matter, he could miss Spurs' double-header with the holders Internazionale.Janko said: "If you look at the TV pictures, you will see he clearly hit me on purpose. He smashed his arm into my face. Then when I showed the ref my bleeding nose, he smiled at me."Spurs later had Rafael van der Vaart dismissed for two bookable offences and Janko claimed his side would have won the game had they been playing nine men. He added: "With Huddlestone off and then Van der Vaart, we would have stolen the three points. It's sad they needed the ref's help."Tottenham HotspurFC TwenteChampions Leagueguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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