Pochettino says Spurs “need help” from the FA and the Premier League – is he right?

Mauricio Pochettino has hit out at the decision to allow Borussia Dortmund more preparation time than Tottenham Hotspur ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League Round of 16 second leg.

Dortmund played their weekend fixture on Friday night, losing 2-1 at FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

Spurs had a slightly more positive result, drawing 1-1 with Arsenal in Saturday’s north London derby at Wembley.

But Pochettino has taken issue with the scheduling, insisting it is unfair Dortmund were given an extra 24 hours to prepare for Tuesday night’s game.

“It’s impossible in this type of game, the last 16 of the Champions League – with how important it is – that one team have 24 hours more than the other to prepare,” Pochettino said i...