Tottenham vs Juventus in the Champions League

Tottenham vs Juventus in the Champions League

Tottenham vs Juventus in the Champions League

LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are set to play in the second round of the Champions League after a 2-2 draw in Turin.

Juventus overcame a 2-1 win over Argentine Gonzalo Higuain in the first few minutes as striker Harry Cain narrowed the lead and Christian Eriksen equalized.

In the past three years, the Juventus team has been battling three fronts, hoping to break through Tottenham and continue their European Champions League final in 2015 and 2017. They will compete strongly with Napoli for the Serie A title they won in the last six seasons and also qualify for the Italian Cup final Where he will meet Milan for the fourth consecutive title.

Historically, Juventus have won the European title in 1985 and 1996, seven times in 2015 and 2017 when they lost to Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.

Tottenham reached the semi-finals in 1962 in the best result of the tournament.

If Juventus are in the Champions League next season, regardless of their current role, Tottenham have been in a better position in recent weeks to secure fourth place in the Premier League and qualify for European participation.
The match is the fourth between the two teams in the last two years, where Juventus won 2-1 in a friendly meeting Australia, and then lost zero - 2 in a friendly meeting also at Wembley Stadium.

 Tottenham coach Mauricio Pocetino praised his team after turning a two-goal delay by saying: "The team showed a real character by coming to Turin and fighting against a team like Juventus.

"It seemed that Juventus had settled the match, but my team showed a strong character and we managed to control Juventus at home," he said.

Cain, the English Premier League's top scorer with Egypt's Mohammed Salah, with 24 goals each, scored a one-off lead in the first leg, equaling the record of seven goals in a Champions League season (seven goals, Steven Gerrard in the 2008-2009 season).

Cain is the first player in history to score nine goals in his first nine games in the continental competition, ahead of Brazilian Ronaldinho, Italian Simone Inzaghi, 
Ivorian Didier Drogba and Diego Costa (8 goals each).