They were cheered on by a bigger crowd than ever before – the attendance of 85,011 was a club record for Tottenham and, indeed, the largest ever home crowd for an English club.
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He said ahead of the game: “It’s true I was a few minutes from signing for Spurs”.
Tottenham Hotspur hero Glenn Hoddle is anxious the team will suffer in their “home” Champions League fixtures because they are forced to play away from White Hart Lane.
Tottenham’s return has been six years in the making and for the Argentine manager – as well as Spurs’ fans – it’ll be an emotional event.
Pochettino’s high-intensity pressing and brand of football will likely prove more demanding given Wembley’s greater dimensions, but the manager has drilled his players on a new pitch of the same size at their Enfield training ground. They only had two shots.
Moutinho faces up to Spurs in the Champions League tonight.
A disappointed Alli, speaking to BT Sport after the match, acknowledged that his side require a quick response when they turn attention back to Premier League action this coming weekend.
Joao Moutinho will step out in Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night in the red and white of Monaco as the French club takes on Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side continued to frantically push for the leveller in game’s dying minutes, but Monaco’s defence and Subasic were resolute in closing out the match.
“We need to go to Wembley and play, behave naturally and not try to find an excuse, that’s never good”, Pochettino said today. He’s a brilliant player and we’re excited to have him back – but Victor [Wanama] has done really well since he’s come in, and Eric as well in centre midfield.
“But they didn’t use that space very well”, he added.
“We started the game a little passively”, Ronaldo told BeIN Sports. “We created more chances, more corners, more possession, we were better than Monaco, but they were more effective at both ends”.
“It is a fantastic opportunity, we have worked hard to be here and we need to be better. Similar surroundings, a big packed stadium and against a tough side so that is what we drew upon for this game”.
“I’m happy to play anywhere in this team”, said Alli.
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“I think we all agreed about that, and when you concede a goal like this, yes we can speak about many things, but 2-0 down, it was very hard. It was good for us to start our story with a victory”.
