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Publish Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 8:34 am
Mauricio Pochettino said his team Tottenham was convinced they could go to Barcelona and get the result that will lead them to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The Spurs raised their hopes of qualification in the last match of group B at Camp Nou with a 1-0 win late against Inter Milan at Wembley, thanks to Christian Eriksen's strike in the 80th minute.
However, they are still outsiders to progress and will have to produce one of the most famous nights in the history of the club if they want to do it, as they go to the winner of the Barca group in a fortnight and match the result of Inter, who play at home against PSV Eindhoven.
It would be an impressive feat if they were able to do it, as they seemed dead and buried midway through the group with only one point on their first three games.
Pochettino said: "Everything is possible in football. We have a lot of respect for Barcelona, it is one of the best teams in Europe, it will be so difficult. But we have the conviction and faith that we can win.
"We have to show again a good level to compete at our best and get to Barcelona and compete at our best. We need fresh legs, a fresh mind and no injury. We must arrive this way in Barcelona. "
Barcelona will be guaranteed to be a group winner after taking 13 points in five games, which means that some players could rest before the December 11th match.
Pochettino, however, does not expect to receive favors.
"I think they'll play with all the best players, but I do not know how they'll prepare the team," he added.
"We have to approach the game in the best way and believe we can win.
"What Barcelona is going to do is not in our hands. In the Champions League, no one is going to give a present and does not care about the result. "
The Spurs were put to work hard to get the win because Inter did everything to disrupt the match and frustrate their hosts.
They had dominated the match, hitting the woodwork through Harry Winks, but seemed to be withdrawing from the competition until Eriksen knocked home 10 minutes from the end.
"I think the performance was very good, we deserved full victory," he added. "We scored in the end but we beat a very good team.
"Inter Milan have shown an excellent level, a hard team to beat."
Inter, who participates in the tournament for the first time since 2012, would have managed to score a point, but his fate is no longer in his hands.
Head coach Luciano Spalletti still thinks he'll go to the round of 16 if he beats PSV.
"If we do what we have to do, I think we are going to get through, it depends on us, even if it is hardly the case," he said.
"As long as we do our job, I think we'll go right to the end. It's about what we do.
"They have some top players in Barcelona, they have not lost at home for five years in the Champions League and they will want to keep this record.
"I say we have to do what we have to do, we play PSV and we have to beat them. If we can win this game, it will give us a great chance to pbad. "
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