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Mauricio Pochettino talks to Sky. “It will be really important for us … we need to deserve it, to play well, to score goals and be really tough … we are facing a Champions League team so it will be so, so difficult … but after the momentum of the weekend it is positive … we cannot be consistent and that is what we want to be for the future … it is important for us to go through to the semi-final … it is going to be really competitive but I am very positive … we are ready to compete … we grow into many things, sometimes it is not easy to see from outside but from inside we are starting to see things that are very positive … we have impact players on the bench for the second half … today could be a good opportunity for [Christopher Nkunku] to feel the grass.”
Eddie Howe speaks to Sky Sports: “We’ve picked what we feel is a really strong team … we are limited by what we can do with the injuries we have got but still believe the squad is strong … we don’t think [Joelinton and Schar] have serious injuries … we hope they’re both back pretty soon but certainly aren’t ready for tonight … we’re determined today to try to do well again … we’ve grown really fond of this competition … we’ve had a tough run of fixtures and this will be another really tough game … [Botman] is a big player for us … very good on the ball … an absolute beast … we’re delighted to see him back … we’ve got to make a good start to this game … we’re here to progress.”