Mauricio Pochettino hails Tottenham’s heroes for ‘massive achievement’ of reaching Champions League quarter-finals after brushing Dortmund aside
- Tottenham eliminated Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on aggregate over two legs
- Mauricio Pochettino spoke of his delight after progressing to next round
- He said: ‘It was an incredible effort and to help the club to the quarter-final’
- Pochettino is also hopeful that Spurs can play the next round in their new ground
Mauricio Pochettino hailed his Tottenham heroes after they booked into the Champions League quarter-finals.
Harry Kane scored the only goal and Hugo Lloris celebrated his 100th clean sheet for Spurs as they beat Borussia Dortmund in Germany to complete a 4-0 aggregate win.
‘I feel very proud,’ said Pochettino. ‘I am more than happy, first for our players because they deserve it. It was an incredible effort and to help the club to the quarter-final. It is a massive achievement.
Mauricio Pochettino spoke of his pride after watching Tottenham beat Borussia Dortmund
‘And I am so happy for the fans. It has been a fantastic season, one we are going to remember.’
Kane struck early in the second half to become Tottenham’s record scorer in European competition with 24 goals, and said: ‘Each year we’ve been getting better in the Champions League and this year.
‘Who knows? We’re in the quarter-final and we’ll keep on building. We had to be mature and we needed our fans, especially after our first half.’
Lloris excelled, especially in the first-half as Dortmund made a strong opening. ‘That’s thanks to the teamwork,’ said the Spurs ‘keeper. ‘Without them it’s not possible. We stayed strong together. We can enjoy it now because it’s a big achievement.’
Hugo Lloris performed superbly well in goal and helped Spurs keep a clean sheet
Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game and Tottenham went through 4-0 on aggregate
Pochettino said he hoped to play the quarter-final tie in the new stadium at White Hart Lane although the timescale for the grand opening remains complicated and uncertain.
‘Yes, I expect to play in the new stadium,’ said the Spurs boss.
‘We were talking with Jesus saying it will be amazing to be in the new stadium listening to that song before the game. Now we are in the quarter-final I hope we can finish and we can listen to the song there.’
Pochettino also let slip that he expects his celebrations to be curtailed by news of a touchline ban from the FA for his confrontation with referee Mike Dean after a defeat at Burnley.
Pochettino is looking forward to possibly playing the next round at the new stadium