Spurs hoping for stadium boost in Man City Champions League clash

Tottenham Hotspur are hoping for a lift from their new stadium as they prepare for the daunting task of playing quadruple-chasing Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Spurs won last week in their first match at their new home, beating Crystal Palace 2-0 to move back into third in the Premier League after a disappointing run of results.

City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne claims Tottenham's new ground will not be a significant factor in the first leg of the tie but South Korean forward Son Heung-min said the atmosphere could help his team, who had been based at Wembley since the start of the 2017/18 season.

"Of course," he told reporters at the pre-match press conference.

"We take these plus points for us because maybe the City players don't realise, they always play at home. We've been nearly two years away from our home stadium.

"What we've done in the last two years was very positive and I think we missed home a lot and maybe we can show them tomorrow night what is the difference between Wembley and our new stadium."
"It was very positive. I think it's also very important to take this positive energy for tomorrow. When you think positive, positive things happen."
"I think it's going to be a very tough game," he said. "Manchester City is one of the best teams in Europe, not only in England. Tomorrow we want to start the game very aggressive, trying to dominate."