In a competition like the UEFA Champions League, you can t rely on your reputation alone to get you through. The very best clubs across European football compete in the UCL every single year, and one mistake can completely throw you off the track. Over the course of two legs, Borussia Dortmund probably would ve been expected to have dispatched of Tottenham Hotspur but in the end, the Premier League side were able to put in two superb performances to book their place in the quarter finals.
Pushing through
Spurs were carrying over a dominant 3-0 lead from the first leg as they prepared for the game in Germany, and while they would ve been confident of avoiding elimination, this is Spurs we re talking about here. Plus, they happened to be going up against the team that many fans …