• Romero, Spence and Dragusin will return to the squad

• Pedro Porro says interim coach is ‘100% on the right path’

Tottenham’s interim head coach, Igor Tudor, called tonight’s ­Champions League last-16 first leg at ­Atlético Madrid a “beautiful game”, but admitted it was not the priority as they battle against relegation from the ­Premier League.

Spurs finished fourth in the league phase, earning them direct qualification for the last 16 and a return to the stadium where they played in the final less than seven years ago. But a run of 11 matches without a win has left them one point above the Premier League relegation zone and Tudor under pressure just three weeks after taking over. He admitted: “Our first aim is the Premier League, this needs to be said publicly.”