Toby Alderweireld has admitted Tottenham need to achieve the "cliche" of successfully rebounding from their Europa League heartbreak and restore their charge for continental football next season when they face Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Jose Mourinho's side squandered a two-goal first-leg lead against Dinamo Zagreb in Thursday's last-16 encounter to crash out of Europe in miserable fashion.
The shock reverse is just the latest blow for a Spurs side that started the 2020-21 campaign strongly, only to stutter since the new year, and now the Belgium defender says a response is imperative against Dean Smith's side.