Spurs Fightback Falls Short, Focus Shifts to Prem Survival

0:00On March 19, Tottenham Hotspur picked up a morale-boosting win over at Letico Madrid in their Champions League last 16 return leg, but it wasn't. Enough to overturn a three-goal first leg deficit, sending them packing from Europe. Randocolo Mawani headed Spurs in front after 30 minutes from a Matthews Tellcross, only for Julian Alvarez to restore Letico's lead with AA. Top corner strike right after halftime. Exabi Simon's leveled things with the curling shot seven minutes later, but David Henko's header, from a corner 15 minutes from time sealed, at Letico's progress. Fans at the stadium gave Spurs a warm applause at full time for their spirited fight back, marking the first victory under new boss Igor Tudor after A. Tough run of results. It kept a solid week that included a draw at Liverpool, showing signs of improvement. At Letico now head into the quarterfinals against Barcelona, while Spurs shift focus entirely to Premier League's survival after the heavy away loss in.

1:00Madrid put them on the back foot, with Nottingham Forest visiting on Sunday afternoon, just one point behind in the table. Tudor's side can build on this display to kickstart there. Battle against the drop.