Tottenham are one of seven teams in contention to win the Champions League this season, believes former Spurs player and manager Tim Sherwood.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men completed a remarkable rescue act on Tuesday night as they booked their place in the last 16 with a 1-1 draw with Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
Spurs’ European campaign had looked dead and buried after claiming just one point from their first three games.
But seven points from their final three games has seen them through by the skin of their teeth, making it ahead of Inter Milan on a better head-to-head record.
Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and Harry Winks celebrate and Spurs qualify for the Champions League last 16
With Liverpool also making it through, it means the Premier League have all four sides in the knockout stage, with Manchester City and Manchester United already through.
And Sherwood firmly believes Tottenham have a great shot at the trophy.
Speaking on Wednesday’s Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, he said: “Can one of the Premier League teams win it? I think they can.
“I think there are seven teams who can win it out of 16.
“You’ve got the three Premier League sides – Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham – PSG will be a threat with their firepower, Juventus obviously, and then you’ve got the two giants from Spain – Barcelona and Real Madrid.”
Tottenham celebrate Lucas Moura’s late goal against Barcelona which sent them into the last 16
When Sports Breakfast host Alan Brazil mentioned Manchester United, Sherwood quickly shut that suggestion down: “Manchester United can’t win.
“I’m talking about the Champions League and at the moment you’d have to say on form and the way they’re playing they’ve got no chance of winning.”
But the former Premier League winner is confident Spurs will mount a challenge, saying they can beat any team in Europe with their best XI on the pitch.
“Tottenham believe now, they believe they can go anywhere and win and I think with their best team they’re capable of doing that,” he added.
“They have players who are capable of playing for the biggest clubs in the world. Over the years they have managed to get a group together who are ready to compete at the top end.”
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