Pochettino ‘no regrets’ despite Soldado error

Fiorentina 2 Tottenham 0 (Fiorentina win 3-1 on aggregate)

Roberto Soldado’s embarrassing mistake was the “key” moment in Tottenham’s Europa League exit, but Mauricio Pochettino had no regrets about playing the misfiring striker ahead of Harry Kane.

Having arrived in Florence with the last-32 clash level at 1-1, the Spurs head coach made seven alterations with Sunday’s Capital One Cup final against Chelsea in mind.