Agence France-Presse
Tottenham Hotspur, Europa League winners in 1972 and 1984, take on Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund on Thursday in an intriguing last-16 tie that pits together two contenders.
Premier League title hopefuls Spurs lost ground on leaders Leicester City after a 2-2 draw at home to rivals Arsenal in Saturday’s north London derby and will face a stern test of their credentials by a Dortmund side still within reach of Bayern Munich in Germany following a 0-0 stalemate in last weekend’s ‘Der Klassiker’.
“We will now focus on Dortmund, a massive game for us,” said Toby Alderweireld, speaking to Tottenham’s in-house television channel.
“Every game from now until the end is like a cup final and we have to give everything, like we always do.”
Gary Neville’s Valencia head to Athletic Bilbao in an all-Spanish tie, less than two weeks after the Basque outfit rolled over Thursday’s visitors 3-0 at the Mestalla in La Liga.
Holders Sevilla continue their bid for a fifth title in the past decade away to Basel, whose St-Jakob Park will stage this year’s final, with Villarreal, the fourth Spanish side left in the draw, at home to Bayer Leverkusen.
Former winners Shakhtar Donetsk and Anderlecht meet in Ukraine, with 1998 runners-up Lazio in action at Sparta Prague and Fenerbahce entertaining 2011 finalists Braga of Portugal.
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