Dortmund cruise to quarter-finals

Tottenham were left to focus fully on their Premier League title challenge as Mauricio Pochettino’s side bowed of the Europa League last 16 following a 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

Spurs needed a minor miracle to retrieve a 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Germany but Pochettino named Harry Kane as a substitute and instead it was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s double that secured Dortmund a 5-1 win on aggregate. Son Heung-min added a late consolation for the hosts.

It is the third consecutive year Tottenham have failed to reach the quarter-finals of Europe’s second-tier tournament and their hopes of lifting silverware this season now rest entirely on the league, where they host struggling Bournemouth on Sunday.