Borussia Dortmund attacker Christian Pulisic isn't giving up hope of advancing in the Champions League, despite his German side losing, 3-0, in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Tottenham.
Dortmund traveled Wednesday to Wembley for their first meeting and looked set to guarantee a tight tie on the evidence of the opening 45 minutes.
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But after halftime Dortmund was blown away — Son Heung-min making the breakthrough with a volley from Jan Vertonghen's cross, before the Belgian and Fernando Llorente added further goals towards the end.
It leaves Dortmund up against it ahead of the return match March 5 in Germany, but Pulisic — who had little impact on proceedings at Wembley — is confident Lucien Favre's men are not out of the tie.
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When asked if he still had belief, the American told reporters: "Of course. This team's going to believe until the end.
"We're going home now, there's no reason why we can't score three goals at home. We've done it before.
"We've just got to go and we've got to be positive and go in with a good mindset into that game."
But for Spurs, their second-half performance and result against a team like Dortmund is a timely boost going into a crucial period of the campaign, according to Hugo Lloris.
"At this time of the season, this kind of performance gives you a lot of confidence for the rest of the season," he said. "Especially as we're entering a really important period for the club, where everything is played, and playing like that against Dortmund, it's very good for confidence."