By Ed Elliot, Press Association Sport
Published: 20:44 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 20:44 GMT, 14 February 2019
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Jan Vertonghen accepts that Tottenham's 3-0 demolition of Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie makes it hard for them to play the underdog card.
Spurs overcame a poor first-half display at Wembley to put one foot in the quarter-finals with a scintillating second-half performance that Vertonghen was at the forefront of.
The Belgian, playing in an unusual role of left wing-back, made Spurs' opener 76 seconds after the restart when he crossed for Son Heung-min and then scored the second goal in the 83rd minute.
jan Vertonghen starred in the fist-leg Champios League win over Borussia Dortmund
Fernando Llorente then completed a memorable night for Mauricio Pochettino's side when he nodded in the third with his first meaningful touch of