Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino acknowledges that his side face a "difficult" task in progressing past Borussia Dortmund to the last eight of the Europa League.

The Lilywhites will face an uphill task when they host Thomas Tuchel's side at White Hart Lane this Thursday with the first leg in Germany having ended in a 3-0 victory for Die Borussen.




The road to the quarter-finals now looks difficult for the London-based side as they will now have to overturn the deficit which, according to the Argentine, will be difficult against one of the best European sides.

His side though will try to give it their best shot, Pochettino insists, as they look to keep their hopes of winning the Europa League alive.
 


Speaking about the task that awaits them, the manager told his club's official website: "That will be difficult, 3-0 down, but we will try to win the game and turn the tie around.

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"It will be difficult because we have Borussia Dortmund in front of us and [I] think they are one of the best teams in Europe, but we need to try."

Tottenham's domestic form has been impressive with the north Londoners narrowing down the gap between themselves and league leaders Leicester City to just two points, though the Foxes have a game in hand.