Hugo Lloris and Clement Lenglet commended Tottenham s desire after a comeback victory over Marseille sealed a place in the Champions League last 16.
Spurs headed into Tuesday s game at Stade Velodrome knowing a point would be enough to put them through, but Chancel Mbemba s goal in first-half injury time saw them staring down the barrel of an early exit from UEFA s elite club competition.
Yet a much-improved second-half display resulted in Antonio Conte s side getting the job done in style, through Lenglet s header and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg s late finish.
It meant Spurs advanced as group winners for the third time in their Champions League history, and captain Lloris believes the team deserve plenty of credit for the comeback.
We expected that type of ga…