Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino expects Erik Lamela to flourish in the Champions League.

Tottenham will face CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco in the group stages of the Champions League, and Pochettino is adamant Lamela's natural flamboyance will be at home - like many of his Spurs colleagues - in Europe's elite competition.

"Lamela can fit very well to play in Europe. Not only him, all the players will fit for playing in Europe for the Champions League," he said.

"The Champions League is a big motivation for every player and, with respect to the Europa League, it is not the same.

"The Champions League is the top competition in the world and it is for that it is very motivated to play in that competition."