Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has recently named which team are his favourites to win the Champions League this season.
The current favourites according to bookmakers are Spurs’ Quarter Final opponents Manchester City but Pochettino thinks differently.
Speaking to the media in Spain, where Tottenham trained recently, Pochettino stated: “If there is one favourite team to win Champions League it is Barcelona. (Ernesto) Valverde is doing a great job. They have players of extraordinary level, and then they have Lionel Messi.
“You have teams such as Manchester City or Juventus that will always have chances to win the competition because they are teams who are designed to do that. There is always room for surprises. And we hope Tottenham could be that surprise.
“I think the Manchester United team that has been built during the past few years was built to win big things. But winning important competitions such as the Champions League or Premier League always depends on the small details.
“Of course they have players able to make things difficult for Barcelona [in the Champions League]. But I think Barcelona are one step higher than Manchester United.”
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