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Hugo Lloris admitted Tottenham needed a “miracle” to get through to the Champions League knockout stages after another Wembley horror defeat.

Maurcio Pochettino's side slid down to third place in Group E after the 1-0 Wembley defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

And the Spurs skipper admitted his club were suffering a crisis of confidence before Sunday's North London derby at Arsenal.

Tottenham now need to win at group leaders Monaco and at home to CSKA Moscow to avoid early elimination.

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“It is difficult to accept that kind of performance from us,” said the France keeper.

“It was difficult to recognise the team, [normally] very aggressive, very calm under pressure, and today was completely the opposite. We need to learn about the Champions League.

"We worked a lot last season to get into the Champions League and we cannot waste everything. we need to be ready for the next two games are try to get the miracle.”

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Tottenham have now failed to win both their Wembley “home” games in Europe – but will now look to maintain their unbeaten Premier League record at the Emirates.

“It is important to look forward because there is an important game on Sunday,” he said.

“We cannot be in a worse situation. After a bad game like today we need to question ourselves, recover and be ready for Sunday. It is true that maybe we lost a bit of confidence because it is a few games we have not won.

"We have to keep working and be ready for the big game on Sunday.

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“It’s always important to play the derby. We just need to forget about the disappointment of this game.

"We will be back in a Premier League game in a great stadium with a good pitch. We need to enjoy that kind of moment and stay united.

“I hope that we are aware that that kind of game against Arsenal is a big, big opportunity for everyone to enjoy football, share a great moment of football with the fans and try to make them proud of us.”

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