Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will be pinching himself this morning.
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy will be feeling like the luckiest man in the world this morning.
Spurs reached the Champions League last 16 by earning an unlikely point away at Barcelona.
Tottenham progressing to the knockout stages keeps their dream alive of hosting a Champions League game in their new stadium this season.
It was hoped that the new ground would be ready by now, unfortunately it is not, and Spurs had to play their home games at Wembley.
The club’s poor early Champions League form had fans of rivals Arsenal poking fun at Tottenham’s boast that their new stadium would be the only place in London to host a team in the competition.
Spurs now have a chance to open their new ground for a blockbuster Champions League knockout tie. The atmosphere will be quite incredible.
A lot of work is ahead still to get it ready by mid-February, and the pressure really is on now. This is a deadline Tottenham cannot afford to miss.
Getting into the knockout phases is a big financial boost for Tottenham.
Having a new chance to host a Champions League tie at their new stadium is even better.
Opening it to host a Europa League game wouldn’t have been the same, and would have been underwhelming.
Even worse, playing in the Europa League at Wembley would have likely meant more under-capacity crowds.
If Tottenham can open their new stadium for a Champions League knockout game, there won’t be an empty seat anywhere.
Daniel Levy has to make sure the club can deliver. Right now, simply having a fresh chance to do so makes him the biggest winner of Tottenham’s Nou Camp success.
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