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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris admits he is bitterly disappointed by Spurs early elimination from the Champions League and says that falling into the Europa League is simply not good enough.

Mauricio Pochettino's men fell to a 2-1 defeat in Monaco, ensuring that they cannot reach the knockout stage of Europe's premier club competition.

They have lost three of their five matches so far - including both at Wembley, where they have elected to play their European home matches.

"It makes for a lot of frustration, I can't hide that," Lloris said.

"We will talk between ourselves and try to find solution. Maybe we are not ready to manage Premier League and Champions League campaigns at the same time, but we need to question ourselves about that."

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Lloris is currently in negotiations with the club over signing a new deal at White Hart Lane, and he was to thank for the defeat not being bigger, making a number of excellent saves, as well as stopping Radamel Falcao's first-half penalty.

Spurs must take at least a point from their final group game against CSKA Moscow to secure third place and continue their Euro campaign.

"Everyone at the club was excited to play this competition, and all the players too, but we failed all together. We had bigger expectations in this group stage. We will not go through, we are still fighting for a Europa League but it's not enough for a club like Spurs. It's a big disappointment.

"We need to digest this and look forward to the game at Chelsea on Saturday."

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Spurs boss Pochettino made a host of changes to his side, leaving Jan Vertonghen and Christian Eriksen on the bench at the Stade Louis II.

And while the much-changed side crashed out in the Principality, Lloris believes that is no excuse.

"It is a question for the manager," Lloris said. "We know we have a good squad and sometimes it can happen that the manager rotates.

"But that kind of thing shouldn't affect the team because we have enough quality in the squad."