On Wednesday night Tottenham Hotspur will host Juventus, a side who have won the last six Serie A titles in a row and lost two of the last three Champions League finals. They are as serious as it gets in European football.

But there is no trepidation at Spurs about the game, no nerves. Since Chelsea in August, every good team to come to Wembley to play them has been sent straight back: Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Arsenal. All Spurs have to do this week - and this sounds easier than it is - is avoid a defeat or a high-scoring draw, and they will be in the Champions League quarter-finals. Not bad for a homeless team with a restrictive wage structure.

So Mauricio Pochettino and his team know the importance of not being over-motivated or tense. The onus is on Juventus. Spurs just have to enjoy it.

Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino Show all 10 1 /10 Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 10. Tottenham 3-2 West Ham United, 19 November 2016 Not the greatest performance of the Pochettino era – nowhere near – but two Harry Kane goals in the last two minutes turned a 2-1 defeat into a 3-2 win against their hated rivals. That was exciting enough itself but it also sparked up their 2016-17 season, launching the 18-game home winning streak that took them all the way through to the end of last season. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 9. Tottenham 4-1 Manchester City, 26 September 2015 One of those game when Spurs turn it on and the opposition simply cannot live with them. Manuel Pellegrini’s Manchester City took a first half lead through Kevin de Bruyne but in the second half Spurs took them apart with the energy and power that characterises them at their very best. City, the strongest team on paper in the country, looked flat, tired and old. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 8. Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal, 30 April 2017 The only disappointment about the last ever derby at White Hart Lane was how routine Spurs’ win was. Arsenal did not put up much of a fight and two goals in three second half minutes from Dele Alli and Harry Kane were enough to wrap up a win that in other circumstances would have been routine, but here was immensely important, meaning Spurs finished ahead of Arsenal for the first time since 1995. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 7. Tottenham 3-1 Real Madrid, 1 November 2017 Spurs had earned pride and respect when they went to Real Madrid and got a creditable 1-1 draw in October. Kane had even missed a good chance to win it 2-1. But when Real Madrid came to Wembley Spurs were far more ruthless, comfortably and deservedly winning 3-1 against a disaffected Real side who did not look very keen on stopping them. Not the best performance of the Pochettino era, but certainly the biggest scalp. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 6. Tottenham 3-0 Manchester United, 10 April 2016 The 2016 Premier League title was almost out of their grasp by this point, but Spurs showed they were still fighting as they blew away Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United with three goals inside six minutes in the second half. After years of an inferiority complex when it came to United, it said everything about how Pochettino had transformed the mentality at Spurs. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 5. Tottenham 5-3 Chelsea, 1 January 2015 The game that started it all off. Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea came to White Hart Lane, on their way to winning the 2014-15 title, but they were taken apart by the speed and ferocity of Pochettino’s Spurs. Harry Kane scored two, of course, but there were also important contributions from Andros Townsend and Nacer Chadli too. Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb started in midfield. Even in this early iteration, Pochettino’s Spurs were on the map. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 4. Tottenham 2-1 Manchester United, 14 May 2017 The perfect send-off to White Hart Lane, as Spurs beat Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United 2-1, completing a remarkable unbeaten home season and an 18-game winning streak at their old ground. The win itself was fairly routine against an ordinary Manchester United side but that showed how far Spurs have come, and it set up memorable celebrations afterwards. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 3. Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham, 14 February 2016 The only away game on this list, and still the greatest away win under Pochettino to date. Spurs went to the Etihad Stadium and won 2-1, Christian Eriksen stabbing in from Erik Lamela’s pass with just seven minutes left. It was the type of win people thought Spurs could not get and was probably the high-point of their 2015-16 title challenge, inspiring a belief in players and fans that unfortunately could not quite be delivered upon. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 2. Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea, 4 January 2017 Chelsea came to White Hart Lane this January having won 13 straight Premier League games, and needing just one more to break the record. But they ran into a Spurs team on top of their own game, who had a plan to stop them. Dele Alli scored the same goal twice, heading in from a Christian Eriksen cross, and then Tottenham saw out the win with remarkable ease. They did not stop Chelsea from winning the title in the end, but they did deny them the record. Getty Tottenham's top 10 wins under Mauricio Pochettino 1. Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal, 7 February 2015 The most memorable north London derby under Pochettino, as Spurs fell behind to Arsenal in the first half but then overwhelmed them with their power in the second. Harry Kane scored twice, back when his brilliant form was still a surprise, winning the game with a towering far-post header with four minutes left. Beating Arsenal has become more routine since, but there was still a buzz about this game. Getty

“I think we need to be relaxed now and try to prepare the best game in the best way,” Pochettino said. “Like all the games. It doesn’t change because it’s Champions League or an important game. For me, all the games are important. The approach must be the same.”

Last season Spurs looked scared of the Champions League but this year they have looked ready for it. It is a change that shows this team is still growing and improving.

“I think for me we are going to enjoy the game,” Pochettino said. “We deserve to be there. Enjoy, and not put drama on this game. It’s only to try to enjoy and be free and try to perform in the best way.”

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But there is no getting past the fact that this is huge for Spurs. Get through this and they are two games away from their first ever Champions League semi-final, and the slim promise of the most remarkable vindication for their four years of steady progress under Pochettino. When asked, he did not want to be drawn on whether this was the biggest match of his career. Before admitting that it was level best.

“Maybe yes, maybe no, I don’t know,” Pochettino said. “I think it’s important, yes, like when we play the [2015 League Cup] final against Chelsea. Or when you play a semi-final of the FA Cup. Or when you win a big game in the Premier League.”

Of course Spurs are not blasé about Juventus, how could they be, but they know that their own best football, at home, is difficult to stop. Especially with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen playing this well.