After recovering from gallbladder surgery, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will be back on the sidelines in the Champions League.
Conte’s return for the second leg of the round of 16 against AC Milan on Wednesday, trailing 1-0 after the first game, is a boost for a team fighting to keep its season on track.
In three days last week, the London team was eliminated from the FA Cup by second-division club Sheffield United and saw its hopes of securing a Champions League qualifying spot in the Premier League dented by a 1-0 loss to Wolverhampton.
Conte, back after two-and-a-half weeks recuperating in Turin, is focused on the matches ahead.
“We live for this type of game. We live for this type of moment because when the pressure is going up, it means your level is going up,” Conte said Tuesday. “Don’t forget last season we play Conference League and instead
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