Tottenham's win over Real Madrid 'means nothing' without trophy, warns Mauricio Pochettino

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Jack Rosser @JackRosser_2 November 2017

Mauricio Pochettino has warned Tottenham's stunning victory over Real Madrid "means nothing" if his players don't go on to win silverware this season.

Spurs blew Madrid away at Wembley as Dele Alli scored twice and Christian Eriksen once in a 3-1 victory that secured their place in the Champions League knock-out stages.

Cristiano Ronaldo pulled one back late on but Tottenham were worthy winners and threatened even to embarrass the reigning European champions when three up in the second half.

"What's most important is that for me we were very competitive against one of the best teams in the world. Obviously it came off [against Real] and we're very happy," said the Tottenham boss.

It is the first time Tottenham have reached the last 16 of the Champions League since 2011, but recent defeats to West Ham, in the League Cup, and Manchester United have limited their chances of winning domestic silverware this term.

Spurs are still yet to win any silverware under Pochettino, but the Argentinian, who joined Tottenham in 2014, has challenged his squad to make the famous win over Real count.

He added: "We need to understand that we are at a level where we are playing fantastic against the best teams, and to get to the next level we have to win things.

"Right now, we're very proud. But this means nothing if at the end of the season we haven't won a trophy."