Tottenham target group stages

Tottenham Hotspur head into tonight’s UEFA Champions League play-off second leg against Young Boys of Berne knowing they are fortunate to even be in with a chance of progressing to the group stage.

Young Boys travel to White Hart Lane having shocked Tottenham in the first leg, going three goals up within half an hour as the north London side struggled to adapt to the artificial surface at the Stade de Suisse stadium.

Harry Redknapp’s side recovered through goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Sebastien Bassong to end the first leg just 3-2 down.

That result means Spurs need to beat their Swiss opponents in the second leg, to go through to the lucrative group stage of the Champions League.

But even though Redknapp admits Tottenham “came back from the dead”, the manager is well aware they still face an uphill task.

“We’ve got the advantage of two away goals and we need to go out there and win the game,” Redknapp said.

“We’ve got a big chance. It won’t be easy, but we’ve come back from the dead after being 3-0 down.”

Spurs have had their confidence buoyed by an impressive 2-1 Premier League win at Stoke City since their trip to Switzerland.