As the final whistle blew at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday night, Mauricio Pochettino broke into a grin and slapped hands with his assistants. Harry Kane strode forward with his chest puffed out and maintained the steely gaze he had carried throughout the hard-fought 2-2 draw.

Dele Alli embraced the Juventus players with the authority of a boxer finishing a bout they knew they had won on points.

Huddled away in a corner of the ground, Tottenham's supporters wildly celebrated a breathtakingly brave and authoritative performance that had brought the Champions League quarter-finals tantalisingly within reach.

One thought that almost certainly didn't cross the mind of anyone associated with Tottenham in Turin was: "Man, I wish we were in the Carabao Cup final next Sunday."

This is not a slight on the Carabao Cup, but rather an attempt to quash the notion that Pochettino needs to "prove himself" by winning a trophy, as many - including Arsene Wenger and Petr Cech - have suggested.