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Juventus defender Daniele Rugani calls for extraordinary performance to beat Tottenham

Daniele Rugani of Juventus in action during the serie A match between Juventus and US Sassuolo on February 4, 2018 in Turin, Italy. (Gabriele Malti...
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Tottenham take on Juventus in the Champions League tomorrow night.

Daniele Rugani of Juventus in action during the serie A match between Juventus and US Sassuolo on February 4, 2018 in Turin, Italy.

Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has called on his side to step up and beat Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.

The reigning Serie A champions go into the tie level at 2-2, but having conceded two away goals.

Rugani was an unused substitute in Turin and he has demanded his teammates produce a top level performance to beat Spurs, knowing they will need to be at the top of their game to do so.

He told Juventus’ official website: “We will have to give more than 100% because we need an extraordinary match to win.”

Daniele Rugani chance of goal for Juventus during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and Juventus FC at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on March 19, 2017 in Genoa, Italy.

Rugani also added that he believes Tottenham could play into Juventus’ hands if they attack them.

He said: “I think it will be more open than the one with Lazio. They defended very deep, with all the men behind the ball at times. Theoretically, the English teams should play differently.”

It is not in Tottenham’s nature to play for the draw, but a 0-0 would be enough for Spurs to progress.

Hoping for a draw would be a risky game plan against a side which has a match winner like Paulo Dybala back available, and Gonzalo Higuain also hopes to be back in action after missing the last fortnight through injury.