Boquetino says that it's not impossible to win at Camp Nou

By Martin Herman

LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur must do what an 11-year-old English team has not managed to win in Barcelona's Champions League next month if it wants to retain its place in the round of 16.

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Cristian Eriksen's goal in the 80th minute gave Tottenham a 1-0 win over Inter on Wednesday, which pushed the Italian team to finish second in Group B thanks to its superiority in direct encounters. .

But he must achieve a result similar to that of his last match in the group, at least when his coach Luciano Spalletti will be the host of Eindhoven. The victory will be enough during his first visit to Camp Nou since his 1-0 defeat in the semi-finals of the 1982 Cup.

I do not say at all that it is impossible, in football anything can happen and we have to believe it, "said Tottenham coach Mauricio Pocetino, at the end of the day. a tense meeting at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.

"It will be difficult (win in Barcelona), but it is very important to achieve it, so we can go to Barcelona and succeed, we need energy, vitality and a spirit. refreshed without injury. "

"We respect Barcelona, ​​Barcelona is one of the best teams in Europe and its players are great, it will be a tough fight, but we think we can win."

The last three results of Barcelona were opposed to the English teams with a 3-0, 4-0 and 3-1 victory against Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal respectively.

Liverpool was the last to win the Nou Camp in 2007 in the Champions League.

Inter's coach, Spalletti, hopes that Barca, who has already secured first place in the group, will keep his record at home in Europe.

Bayern Munich was the last to win the Nou Camp in April 2013 and since then Barcelona have maintained their undefeated record in 28 matches.

"I am confident that Barcelona will not be able to offer anything to Tottenham easily, even after qualifying," Spalletti told reporters, whose team would have secured the knockout stage for the knockout stages.

"Players like (Lionel) Messi and (Gerard) Becky, I do not dare to think about it, I'm sure they'll do everything they can and play to win every game."

Tottenham got his best chance at a thrilling evening at Boimble when Harry Winx hit the crossbar in the first half and pushed Jan Freton with a header before Eriksen shakes the net to seal the victory.

"The performance was very good, the victory was deserved," he said. "It was hard to win, the players deserved praise because the performance was very good.

"We have controlled and created the best opportunities and we are now in a position that depends on what we achieve."

Tottenham has a tough match against Arsenal on Sunday in the Premier League.

The team is third with three points ahead of Arsenal, fifth.

(Reuters)