Ezekiel Fryers: 'Tottenham Hotspur must work hard for Europa League progress'

Ezekiel Fryers has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur will have to be at the top of their game on Thursday if they are to beat Benfica in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Spurs travel to Portugal having suffered a damaging 3-1 defeat in the first leg at White Hart Lane last week.

However, Fryers believes that he and his teammates still have a good chance of reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.

"The lads know it's going to be hard going into the match, especially as it's at their place. Benfica are a great side but we have to be confident and concentrate on doing the right things so we can get back into the game," he told the club's official website.

"There always has to be belief when you go into every match, no matter what the score is from the first leg. We just have to work hard."

Tottenham have lost their last three matches in all competitions.