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LONDON (AFP) – Harry Redknapp insists Tottenham module go downbound fighting even though they grappling a assignment impracticable against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second handicap on Wednesday.

Redknapp concedes his lateral are large underdogs after losing the prototypal handicap 4-0 in Espana terminal week, but the Spurs politico module accept null inferior than total dedication in the convey at White playwright Lane.

The chances of an smart tactician same Real railcar Jose Mourinho allowing his aggroup to deliver such a substantial advance are extremely slender, yet Tottenham crapper entertainer whatever belief from their exploits early in the competition.

They came backwards from 3-0 downbound to vex Young Boys Berne in the qualifying ammo and almost drew with Inter city in the San Siro despite falling 4-0 behindhand with 10 men and Redknapp module inform his players of that before kick-off.

"I look at the whole flavour with how it has gone and I conceive that we are not out of it yet. Nothing is impossible. Who knows what crapper happen," Redknapp said.

"The gathering already know that on weekday we module give it a inferno of a go.

"But Real Madrid crapper garner you off if you aren't certain because Cristiano Ronaldo crapper garner up the ball and run 80 yards with it and you think: 'Oh, my God.'

"Real strength hit vex us 4-0 with 11 men, they are confident of doing something same that. They hit dangerous players, strange players."

If this is the modify of Tottenham's prototypal Champions League crusade since 1962 Redknapp is inexorable there module be no regrets that they hit fallen brief of the Wembley final.

Memorable wins over Inter city and AC city were the undoubted broad points, but remaining in the rivalry for at least a ammo individual than Arsenal was also a course sensation for a edifice who had spent eld in the dominate of their north author rivals.

"I hit null to pass1 away, the Champions League has been strange for us," Redknapp said.

"Nothing compares to the Champions League, it is different class. It's on absolutely added level.

"It has been an amazing action at the edifice and the gathering hit seen whatever strange sport this season, it don't get such better."

While Redknapp module be without Peter Crouch, suspended after his careless and expensive flushed bill in the prototypal leg, the another perceived role of the prototypal handicap - Spurs winger ballplayer songster - is sound to feature after sick from the illness that forced him to vantage out meet minutes before kick-off at the Bernabeu.

Tottenham fans module also be low the microscope after Real's past Arsenal mover Emmanuel Adebayor, who scored twice in the prototypal leg, accused them of vocalizing racist shout at him during the Bernabeu clash.

Even though the bond is every but over and Real grappling a must-win correct against Barcelona this weekend, Mourinho is unlikely to risk resting his key players against Spurs as he looks to verify the edifice into the terminal quaternary for the prototypal instance since 2003.

Mourinho, who has won the Champions League with city and Inter Milan, knows his employers at nine-time winners Real affectionateness the rivalry as the only genuine determine of a manager and the Portuguese railcar could do with delivering the club's prototypal triumph since 2002 as his prototypal flavour in Espana has been a furious affair.

However, Mourinho insists he is not obsessed by success Europe's selected edifice prize again.

"I'm passionate most doing things substantially and making grouping happy. Winning a Champions League accolade is something that genuinely has an effect on the fans," Mourinho told Uefa.com.

"Until the modify of my career, I module ever be trying to get it one more time, but without it ever decent an obsession."

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