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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's Europa League tie at White Hart Lane between Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund.
- The match at White Hart Lane kicked off at 8.05pm
- Tottenham trail 3-0 from the first-leg
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and a Marco Reus brace did the damage in Germany
- Tottenham must win by four-goal margin if they are to progress inside 90 minutes
- Spurs unbeaten in nine European home games
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Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport's live coverage of Tottenham's Europa League clash against Borussia Dortmund.
Can Mauricio Pochettino's side turn it around tonight? Or is the tie dead and buried?
Spurs fans could be forgiven for thinking the latter given how good the Bundesliga outfit were in the first leg.
But Pochettino isn't having any of it.
“In football you always need to show belief.
"At 3-0 down it becomes a difficult game because in front of us are Borussia Dortmund, one of the best teams in Europe, but we need to believe.
“I think it’s a good opportunity to show that we can do better than last week in Dortmund.”
For those of you who still believe, here's everything you need to know about tomorrow's quarter-final draw. 
When is the Europa League quarter-final draw? Date, time, team list and live coverage https://t.co/yLcF46hVPihttps://t.co/xI4zRgMgxx
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Harry Redknapp asks: Why would #THFC's Mauricio Pochettino go to #CFC or #MUFC? https://t.co/Vzh2hAsuEAhttps://t.co/HAwXaScEQw
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Tottenham officials are expected to hold further talks withBorussia Dortmund today about the incidents that left fans fearing for their safety in Germany last week.
There were reports of 17 supporters suffering injuries and one who had to be removed on a stretcher.
Tottenham fans were alarmed at the police and stewarding tactics before the Europa League match in the Westfalenstadion last Thursday, with eyewitnesses telling Standard Sport of fights between fans and stewards, and pepper spray being used to contain those trying to enter the ground.
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There's a good chance tonight's game could be Tottenham's last ever in the Europa League at White Hart Lane.
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Wouldn't surprise me if Pochettino went relatively strong from start tonight only to bring off key men if no progress being made #thfc
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