After 0-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham 'keeper Lloris admits Londoners need divine help to avoid early Champions League exit
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (left) fails to stop a shot from Bayer Leverkusen's Kevin Kampl during the Champions League match at Wembley in London on Wednesday. Pic/Getty Images
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (left) fails to stop a shot from Bayer Leverkusen's Kevin Kampl during the Champions League match at Wembley in London on Wednesday. Pic/Getty Images
London: Hugo Lloris admits Tottenham may need a miracle to avoid an early exit from the Champions League.
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Spurs' 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen leaves them third in Group E, two points behind the German club and four adrift of Monaco with only two games remaining.
It means Mauricio Pochettino's men are likely to need maximum points from their visit to Monaco later this month and the final group game against CSKA Moscow at Wembley if they are to qualify for the knock-out stages.
"We worked a lot last season to get into the Champions League and we cannot waste everything, we need to be ready for the next two games and try to get the miracle," Lloris said.
"I don't want to think that we have already slipped out of this competition. I think there are still two games and six points. We need to believe.
"It's true that we cannot be in a worse situation today but that's football and sometimes you need to create a miracle."
Tottenham produced their worst performance of the season so far against Leverkusen as defensive mistakes and sloppy passing cost them dear.
Kevin Kampl's second-half winner was no less than the visitors deserved and it means Spurs have now lost both of their matches at Wembley in this year's competition, after their 2-1 defeat to Monaco there in September.
"It is difficult to accept that kind of performance from us," Lloris said. "It was difficult to recognise the team, (normally) very aggressive, very calm under pressure, and today was completely the opposite."
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