Tottenham defender Michael Dawson has turned his attentions to qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League after seeing their European dream ended by Real Madrid.
Real Madrid booked their place in the semi-finals with a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane on Wednesday to go through 5-0 on aggregate.
Spurs skipper Dawson was happy with his side’s performance in the second leg and he is focusing on finishing in the top four in the Premier League to ensure their participation in Europe’s premier competition was not a one-off experience.
“We gave it our all and you could not ask anymore of the lads,” Dawson told Sky Sports News. “The first half hour we were well in the game going to get the goals, we had a couple of penalty shouts, a goal disallowed, but it just wasn’t to be.
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“Without a shadow of a doubt it was a disappointing night over there but here we put on a good performance and the journey is over and we concentrate on the Premier League and try and make sure we are in the Champions League next year.
“It’s been a great experience and the lads are hungry for more next year and let’s hope we can achieve that.
“We have some important games coming up and hopefully we can still be up there and we believe we can.”
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