Hugo Lloris reckons Tottenham may require help to avoid a Champions League exit
Thursday 3 November 2016 09:52, UK
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris believes the team may require some help to avoid an early exit from the Champions League.
Following a 1-0 reverse to Bayer Leverkusen, Spurs are third in Group E, two points behind the German club and four adrift of Monaco with only two games remaining.
It means Mauricio Pochettino's men are likely to need maximum points from their visit to Monaco on November 22 and the final group game against CSKA Moscow at Wembley if they are to qualify for the knock-out stages.
"We worked a lot last season to get into the Champions League and we cannot waste everything, we need to be ready for the next two games and try to get the miracle," Lloris said.
"I don't want to think that we have already slipped out of this competition. I think there are still two games and six points, we need to believe.
"It's true that we cannot be in a worse situation today but that's football and sometimes you need to create a miracle."
Tottenham, without both Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld, produced their worst performance of the season so far against Leverkusen.
Kevin Kampl's second-half winner was no less than the visitors deserved and it means Spurs have now lost both of their matches at Wembley in this year's competition, after their 2-1 defeat to Monaco there in September.
"It is difficult to accept that kind of performance from us," Lloris said, as the team now turn their attention to the match against local rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
"It was difficult to recognise the team, [normally] very aggressive, very calm under pressure, and today was completely the opposite.
"We cannot depend on one, two or three players. We need to think as a team. It is difficult because this game was very important and I did not feel we were aware of that.
"Leverkusen did not play a great game. They were just well organised and had some chances because of us, because we made too many mistakes.
"At the moment we need to learn quickly because there is a big, big game on Sunday."
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