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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura, Giovani Lo Celso and Eric Dier during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Tanguy Ndombele, centre, with Serge Aurier during training ahead of the Champions League last-16 second leg against RB Leipzig. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's English defender Eric Dier attends a team training session at Tottenham Hotspur's Enfield Training Centre, in north London. AFP
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho, right, and assistant coach Joao Sacramento. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ryan Sessegnon, left, Tanguy Ndombele. AFP
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Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen. Reuters
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Harry Kane. Reuters
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Dele Alli joins his teammates in an exercise. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier and Ryan Sessegnon. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso play head tennis. Reuters
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Jose Mourinho. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier, Gedson Fernandes, Harry Winks and Ryan Sessegnon during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Tanguy Ndombele. Reuters
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Jose Mourinho and assistant coach Joao Sacramento. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura, Giovani Lo Celso and Eric Dier during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Tanguy Ndombele, centre, with Serge Aurier during training ahead of the Champions League last-16 second leg against RB Leipzig. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's English defender Eric Dier attends a team training session at Tottenham Hotspur's Enfield Training Centre, in north London. AFP
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho, right, and assistant coach Joao Sacramento. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ryan Sessegnon, left, Tanguy Ndombele. AFP
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Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen. Reuters
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Harry Kane. Reuters
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Dele Alli joins his teammates in an exercise. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier and Ryan Sessegnon. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso play head tennis. Reuters
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Jose Mourinho. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier, Gedson Fernandes, Harry Winks and Ryan Sessegnon during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Tanguy Ndombele. Reuters
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Jose Mourinho and assistant coach Joao Sacramento. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso during training. Reuters
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Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura, Giovani Lo Celso and Eric Dier during training. Reuters
Jose Mourinho must conjure more Champions League magic to save Tottenham's season
Runners-up last time, Spurs could be out this week and next season if they fail to overturn RB Leipzig or beat Manchester United
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