Tottenham at critical point of season, says Hugo Lloris

London : Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris says the team have arrived at the moment of the season when they can “win or lose everything”, starting on Wednesday against Juventus in the Champions League.

Since Tottenham signed off the group stage of the competition with a 3-0 home victory over Apoel Nicosia in early December they have lost only once in 20 games.

Such consistency has taken them into fourth spot in the Premier league, the FA Cup quarter-finals and on the cusp of the Champions League quarter-finals. A 2-2 draw in Turin last month means Tottenham are favourites to progress to the quarter-finals after the last 16 second-leg game at Wembley Stadium.

“It’s true we have a small advantage because we scored two goals away from home,” Lloris, who conceded twice in the opening 10 minutes of the first leg, told a news conference yesterday.

“But if you don’t have the right energy, the right mentality and the right attitude things can turn very quickly.”