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Rio Ferdinand: 'Champions League another hurdle Tottenham have failed to get over'

Rio Ferdinand claims that Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League exit adds to the 'hurdles' that the club have failed to clear in recent seasons.

Rio Ferdinand has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur need to mentally bounce back from their Champions League disappointment.

Mauricio Pochettino's men were beaten 4-3 by Juventus on aggregate in their last-16 tie after relinquishing the lead at Wembley.

In the second leg this evening, Son Heung-min gave Spurs a 3-2 advantage by scoring in the first half, but Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala found the back of the net inside three minutes after the break to send Juve into the quarter-finals.

The disappointment for Tottenham follows back-to-back seasons of failing to maintain a title challenge in the Premier League.

While carrying out punditry duties on BT Sport, Ferdinand said: "This is yet another hurdle that they haven't got over. Mentally they've got to be able to come back from this. We've mentioned the foundations that they're building at this football club, but these are the moments that they need to get over."

Tottenham's only realistic chance of silverware this season is winning the FA Cup.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City30263185206581
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd30205558233565
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs30187559253461
4Liverpool30179468343460
5Chelsea30175852272556
6Arsenal301461055411448
7Burnley30111092726143
8Leicester CityLeicester301010104543240
9Everton30107133549-1437
10Watford30106143950-1136
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton30810122840-1234
12Bournemouth3089133548-1333
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle3088143040-1032
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15Huddersfield TownHuddersfield3087152550-2531
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham3079143657-2130
17Southampton30513122944-1528
18Crystal Palace3069152848-2027
19Stoke CityStoke3069152856-2827
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom30311162347-2420
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