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FROM BACK PAGE admitted he had to leave Kieran Trippier in London after a run of three games in a week saw them crash out of the title race as they lost to Burnley and Chelsea and were held to a draw by Arsenal in the North London derby on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund were given a helping hand by the Bundesliga as their game with Augsburg was switched to Friday night to give them an extra day’s preparation.

France, Spain and Italy also try to rearrange fixtures to help their clubs.

Pochettino said: “It is a problem that we need to change if we want to help the English clubs be stronger in the

Sport has exclusive live coverage of the Champions League and Europa League on TV and via the award-winning BT Sport app. Visit www. bt.com/sport competition. I don’t understand again, to arrive not in the same situation, both clubs going to compete for a massive and important competition like the Champions League.

“Of course we are going to fight and give our best. It’s impossible in this type of game, one team had 24 hours more than the other to prepare. It is massive.

“We need help from the FA, and the Premier League. Dortmund played on Friday, for us that’s impossible.

“It’s not fair for the players, for the team to compete with a massive disadvantage.

“I only would like to play in the same circumstances as your opponent.”