Now Focus on Arsenal, Mauricio Pochettino Tells Tottenham After Anderlecht Win

“We have to show them who we are and we need to show our supporters at White Hart Lane that we can get the three points and take a big step towards reaching the next round”. Harry Kane came on to add a bit of impetus to their attacking third but Anderlecht eventually claimed all three points following a goal from Stefano Okaka with 15 minutes remaining.

Dele Alli had penalty appeals turned down following a challenge from Guillaume Gillet as Spurs closed the half strongly.

The home side appeared to be in the ascendancy.

In Norway, Ogenyi Onazi played all 90 minutes for Lazio who defeated Rosenburg 2-0. But with time running out the home side clinched the tie in spectacular fashion. Substitute Dembele’s thundering 20-yard strike simply flew past Proto into the top corner of the net, sending the White Hart Lane faithful into raptures in the process.

In the now much publicised disagreement with fitness coach Nathan Gardiner, Andros has effectively been suspended, whether officially or unofficially and its been confirmed by Pochettino, that the player wont be considered for the Anderlecht game, one you would have expected him to probably start.

“It is a very tight group, we still have a lot to do”. It means Spurs go above Anderlecht at the top of the group, and will qualify for the lasat 32 with a game to spare if they beat FC Qarabag in Baku later this month.

“It was a good opportunity, having seen him do so well for Tottenham in this defensive role, to give him a chance to come and see what he can do for us and to work with us”.

“I don’t want to put any ideas out there that they have an advantage, but it is very hard to play Thursday and Sunday”, he is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News. This is a good anderlecht team sitting second in the Belgian Premier League and have only lost two of their twenty competitive games this season.

“Only at the end when we made a mistake and conceded a goal we suffered a little bit but I think we deserved to win”.

However, Lloris was busy early in the second half, keeping out efforts from Defour and Tielemans as Anderlecht went in search of a way back into the game.

Meanwhile, Tottenham are boosted by the return of forward Son Heung-min for the match against Anderlecht, with Pochettino saying he will be in the squad.

Anderlecht substitutes not used: Davy Roef, Matias Suarez, Bram Nuytinck, Lukebakio Nagandoli Dodi.