Pochettino said: “It will be tough because you can only move the game against Bournemouth to the Saturday or Sunday. In the semi-final, both teams deserve to have same preparation.” Pochettino has previously fumed over the Premier League and FA’s seeming reluctance to help English teams competing in Europe. Tottenham reached the Champions League semi-finals after edging past Man CityTottenham will now get extra rest which will delight Mauricio Pochettino“[Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund] are not going to arrive in the same situation,” Pochettino said in March. “It’s impossible in this type of game, the last 16 of the Champions League – with how important it is – that one team have 24 hours more than the other to prepare. Liverpool will also get extra rest before their Champions League semi final

Source: Express April 19, 2019 21:32 UTC