Jose Mourinho hailed Tottenham's fighting spirit and 'not human' Eric Dier before pleading with international bosses to protect his stars after they battled through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Spurs dug deep to fight back from a goal down and overcome Chelsea on penalties, with Hugo Lloris brilliantly saving the decisive kick from Mason Mount.
Spurs's mammoth effort was summed up by Dier who shook off a first-half injury blow and played on after an emergency toilet break in the second half before scoring the first of their five successful five spot-kicks.