LET’S SMASH DOWN THE DOR

MAURICIO POCHETTINO has challenged his players to be “warriors and heroes” to complete Tottenham’s Champions League mission.

Spurs take a three-goal lead into the return leg at Borussia Dortmund tonight but Pochettino warned his stars against complacency.

The Argentinian said: “It’s going to be tough game – very difficult.

“This season no one believed in us but we have warriors and players who are heroes in the way they fight. We are only here because of that.

“Our mentality is a Champions League mentality. It’s a World Cup-winning mentality.

“We must forget the first leg, be focused and try to beat Dortmund again. That must be our approach. We must not think about the first leg. We need a very professional performance. We need to play like always we play – trying to win. That is so important.

“It’s important to be aggressive, to fight from the beginning. A high tempo is going to be the key.

“We know Borussia Dortmund are a great team and are top of the Bundesliga because they deserve to be there.

“They will start aggressively and try to push us deeper. We need to show aggression ourselves – we are ready.”

Tottenham are bidding to reach the quarter-finals for the first time under Pochettino but there are warnings from the past to show the job is not yet done.

In 2013, in the Europa League, they led Inter Milan 3-0 but were given an almighty scare by the Italians after blowing their first-leg lead and edged through on away goals.

Dortmund beat Tottenham 3-0 in the Westfalenstadion in 2016 while the current Bundesliga leaders also thrashed Atletico Madrid, one of the favourites for the tournament, 4-0 in the Champions League group stages earlier this season.

Pochettino refused to get too carried away with talk of winning the trophy and insisted the winners will need their share of luck between now and the final.

“Most important is tomorrow,” said