Tottenham upbeat on Juventus showdown
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moving there for the entire 2017-18 home campaign they started with a loss and a draw to leave them with just two wins in 12 games at wembley since it re-opened in 20071 tottenham hotspur will look to use the momentum of a brilliant comeback as a springboard to the champions league quarter-finals1 that scoreline seemed unlikely after gonzalo higuains brace in the first nine minutes put juve in control1 but striker harry kane pulled one back and after higuain missed a penalty christian eriksen completed the fightback1 that leaves it all to play for at wembley stadium and tottenham are brimming with confidence with two away goals possibly proving crucial1 probably we were not the favourites before but people are looking at us after that performance at juventus and saying we should go through now kane said1 we know we played well out there and on another day we could have won but we are not getting carried away1 we know it is a big game. champions league nights are what we all want to be involved in and this is a chance to get into the quarter-finals1 spurs are unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions and wembley their temporary home while their new stadium is being built has become somewhat of a fortress1 that couldnt be said back in august when talk of a curse ran rampant following their past failures at the english national stadium1 tottenham won just one of four champions league and europa league matches there last season as construction on their new ground began1 spurs host juventus in the second leg of their last-16 tie on wednesday with little between the sides following an opening 2-2 draw in italy1 however they rebounded to beat borussia dortmund 3-1 in their champions league group-stage opener kick-starting a current run of one loss in 21 home games1 i think its a fantastic run at home manager mauricio pochettino said1 we can say wembley is our home and that is so important for the team1 since the beginning of the season and last season when we used to play here in the champions league or europa league it was a strange feeling a difficult feeling1 now i think for our fans and us its like our home1 pochettinos men seem to relish playing big teams at wembley this season1 since losing to chelsea in august theyve beaten liverpool dortmund real madrid manchester united and arsenal there1 and next up is italian giants juventus twice champions league winners and runners-up twice in the past three seasons1 of course we are going to play one of the best teams or clubs in europe pochettino said1 it will be very tough but i think we are going to arrive in a perfect condition to challenge them.dpanan1