Mauricio Pochettino believes Europe's elite have respect for his side after the way they have performed in the Champions League Mauricio Pochettino believes Europe's elite have respect for his side after the way they have performed in the Champions LeagueMauricio Pochettino feels his Tottenham side have earned the respect of Europe's elite with their Champions League performances this season. Spurs have already convincingly bettered their Champions League run of last season, after crashing out in the group stage, and Pochettino believes world football can now see what his side are really capable of. "In Europe, the people start to respect more of Tottenham, they respect our football, our philosophy," Pochettino said in his pre-match press conference. "We try to develop good football, the football that we love and we feel we have the respect - the brand of football we show, they respect us." "We are going tomorrow to enjoy, we know very well we are playing one of the best teams in Europe," said Pochettino.

Source: Sky sports March 06, 2018 14:26 UTC