So much for the theory that this was going to be a night for Tottenham Hotspur to measure themselves against one of the top teams in European football. Mauricio Pochettino may as well hold waved a white flag from the moment he handed in the team-sheet as Borussia Dortmund tormented the Premier League club to such an extent that the second leg at White Hart Lane has already been rendered irrelevant.
Evasive approximately where his priorities lay on the eve of the game,Pochettino made it clear that it is the Premier League title or nothing for Spurs this season by making seven changes – only the suspended Dele Alli was enforced – from the side that drew against Arsenal on Saturday. By the time Harry Kane was brought on with 14 minutes remaining, Dortmund were rampant and the evening had turned into an exercise in damage limitation for Tottenham.
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Source: theguardian.com