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Tottenham boss Conte admits Marseille priority over Bournemouth

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says Tuesday's “final" against Marseille will be prioritised over the Premier League visit to Bournemouth this weekend.

Spurs will be eliminated from the Champions League if they lose at the Stade Velodrome, although a draw would be enough to see them through to the last-16, possibly as group winners.

There is also pressure to get a result against the Cherries on Saturday following consecutive League defeats to Manchester United and Newcastle.

“In the Premier League we have a lot of games to play in front of us," Conte said. “In the Champions League we want to have more games to play but there is a final on Tuesday and this is the difference between the game tomorrow in the Premier League.

“In the Premier League you can have time to recover. In Champions League we are going to play a final.

“For this season [I have] to make the best decision to understand who are the players who are really tired because I don't want to take risk as for us it is a final for us on Tuesday. I try to make my best selection tomorrow as we want to win against Bournemouth."

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