Tottenham will play Europa League matches at Wembley Stadium, Mauricio Pochettino confirms

Sam Long24 November 2016

Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that Tottenham will play Europa League matches at Wembley Stadium this season if they drop into Europe’s second tier competition.

Spurs were eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday night, leading to reports that the club could opt to stage their potential games in Europe's secondary cup competition at White Hart Lane for the remainder of the campaign.

Moussa Sissoko has suggested it would be easier for Spurs to play at their traditional home - which is currently operating with a reduced capacity but Pochettino is adamant abandoning Wembley is out of the question.

"The player needs to focus on playing. We will play the Europa League in Wembley and we need to make it out home.

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"Next season we need to play 19 games and European competition [at Wembley].

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"We need to make it our home. Never, never - we will play in Wembley."

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Spurs have failed to win either of their two European fixtures at the national stadium this term, despite being cheered on by record crowds.

The north Londoners have failed to reproduce their high-energy brand of football on the expansive Wembley turf and Pochettino is keen for his team to avoid any negativity at the ground they will play at during White Hart Lane's redevelopment next season.

"For me it's a big motivation [to put it right]. You always want to move forward not stop and complain or blame.

"Only you can stop to analyse and be calm to assess the team.

"I am looking forward to trying to get more possibilities to play in Wembley and the team can start to feel like home.

"The new stadium is coming - we need to move to Wembley next season and we cannot complain next season. We need to start to avoid all the negative things," he added.

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