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Spurs boss intent on making Wembley home

Ahead of the Europa League tie with Gent at Wembley Stadium on Thursday, Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has implored his players to seriously make the ground their new home.

Spurs, who have already lost to Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen n the Champions League at Wembley this season, will face the Belgian side at the famous London stadium in a must-win game tonight.

The North London side lost the first leg of the tie 1-0 in Belgium, and they will need to overturn that deficit to ensure their progression to the Round of 16.

"We need to make Wembley home," said Pochettino.

"The last game was good for us. We played well and started to feel better.

"For us, it is perfect to play there. It is not confirmed, because the club has not yet confirmed, but we hope we play there next season because that will show we are very close to finishing our stadium."

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