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Jose Mourinho tips Tottenham as one of five favourites for Europa League title
CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has given London rivals Tottenham a boost in their Europa League campaign by claiming they are one of the favourites to claim the title.
Spurs lost their first-leg against Dnipro in the last-32, but recorded a dramatic 3-1 victory after going one behind to progress to the last-16.
And Mourinho believes the Whites are one of the five favourites to win Europe’s second most prestigious club trophy.
“Tottenham is a very good team, one of the best teams in England with ambitions in the Europa League. Nobody hides that, not the manager or the players,” Mourinho said.
“So I would say that between Benfica and Tottenham and also between Porto and Naoli, plus Juventus are the five favourites to win the Europa League.”
The first-leg against the Portugese giants will be played on 13 March at White Hart Lane, after their Premier League clash with the Blues on Saturday.