Pochettino: `The Champions League is not a priority of the English clubs!`

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The Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino made a comprehensive analysis of the injurious situation in which according to him there the are English clubs involved in the Champions League. The Spurs will start tomorrow the campaign in European football with the home game mentioned by 24footballtips against Borussia (Dortmund) and the Argentinian thinks about this match as a final for the Londoners.

`The Premier League is the main competition for every footballer, who plays in this Championship. In Italy, the Champions League is the most important tournament in the world, but in the English culture, the Premier League is above all. The same goes for The FA Cup. The European tournaments are important, but not to such an extent. It is difficult to explain outside the country. When you are here, you realize that the Premier League is a huge thing for any club and for each player. In Spain and Italy, the Champions League stands above the national championship. For teams that are further down in the standings, the Europa League is also more important than the Championship. That can be understood because the Premier League is the hardest, the most striking and the most exciting League in the world. In the busy period here, at Christmas, in Italy, Spain, and Germany, people rest. The implications of this are that English teams may not be in the best condition for the decisive phases of the Champions League and the Europa League. We can`t change it. This is England and it is culture. We have to be smart enough to find a way to be competitive.`

Tomorrow`s match is important. The three points are essential for the future. That match is like a final and we need to show what we can do. I think we are in a good form, having won with 3:0 against Everton, we are confident now.`, said Pochettino.

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