Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham: Igor Tudor reveals Spurs ‘priority’ ahead of Champions League tie

Tottenham Hotspur interim boss Igor Tudor has admitted the membership’s Premier League survival combat takes precedence over the Champions League.

Spurs have been drawn right into a relegation battle, having did not win any of their final 11 Premier League video games since beating Crystal Palace in December.

The workforce’s poor kind price Thomas Frank his job in February, resulting in Tudor’s appointment on a deal till the tip of the season.

Tudor was introduced in to spark a direct upturn in fortunes, which has in the end did not materialise.

The previous Juventus boss has misplaced every of his first three matches and has already seen his place come beneath scrutiny.

Tudor prioritising Premier League relegation battle

Spurs will briefly put their survival bid on maintain to concentrate on Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 conflict in opposition to Atletico Madrid.

Nevertheless, Tottenham might have one eye on Sunday’s Premier League conflict with Liverpool, with Tudor conceding that the membership’s relegation battle takes precedence over the last-16 tie with Atleti.

“Our first intention is Premier League and this must be mentioned publicly,” Tudor mentioned forward of Tuesday’s first leg on the Metropolitano.

“That does not imply we do not wish to go to the subsequent spherical. Each sport is vital.

“We’ve got to develop so it may be a chance. A completely totally different competitors in opposition to a workforce with Champions League historical past, expertise and high quality.”

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Why UCL may help Spurs’ survival combat

Spurs followers loved final season’s Europa League triumph, and in regular circumstances, they might like to make a deep run within the Champions League.

Nevertheless, these are removed from regular circumstances, with the north London membership languishing in sixteenth place and only a level above the Premier League relegation zone.

Because of this, they should concentrate on securing a forty ninth consecutive season within the high flight, however that doesn’t imply the Champions League is an entire distraction.

Spurs have performed their greatest work this season in UEFA’s elite membership competiton and a win on Tuesday would signify their first aggressive victory since beating Eintracht Frankfurt on the finish of the journey.

Even when they fail to beat Diego Simeone’s facet, a constructive efficiency in opposition to a workforce that lately beat Barcelona within the Copa del Rey semi-finals would raise spirits and restore some confidence forward of a troublesome league sport in opposition to Liverpool.