<p class="title">Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his team as "heroes" after Wednesday's astonishing Champions League quarterfinal with Manchester City ended in an away goals win for his team after ending 4-4 on aggregate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was unbelievable - the way it finished," said Pochettino. "I am so happy, so proud. My players are heroes to be here. I am so happy for them, so happy for the fans," added the Argentine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pochettino said he had gone through a wild mix of emotions during the final moments as four words flashed up on the big screen - "No goal, VAR, offiside" - confirmed that Sterling's goal had been over-turned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In a moment many things happened in your head, the disappointment was massive but they changed the decision," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That is why we love football. Today we showed great character and great personality it was an unbelievable game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen, who gave the ball away in the build-up to Sterling's disallowed goal, did not disguise his relief.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I must be one of the luckiest guys on the planet tonight. I thought it was all over but it was a fun game. It was a rollercoaster, we gave them a lot but also got a lot. It was a weird game," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tottenham's South Korean forward Son Heung-min, whose two strikes were part of the four goals scored in the opening 11 minutes, said it was an unforgettable game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have never seen something like this. It was tough and crazy but we are very proud of our team-mates. It was madness," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sometimes you are annoyed with VAR but today it is thank you. We fought together for 90 minutes. We showed unbelievable character and fight." </p>
<p class="title">Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his team as "heroes" after Wednesday's astonishing Champions League quarterfinal with Manchester City ended in an away goals win for his team after ending 4-4 on aggregate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was unbelievable - the way it finished," said Pochettino. "I am so happy, so proud. My players are heroes to be here. I am so happy for them, so happy for the fans," added the Argentine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pochettino said he had gone through a wild mix of emotions during the final moments as four words flashed up on the big screen - "No goal, VAR, offiside" - confirmed that Sterling's goal had been over-turned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“In a moment many things happened in your head, the disappointment was massive but they changed the decision," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That is why we love football. Today we showed great character and great personality it was an unbelievable game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen, who gave the ball away in the build-up to Sterling's disallowed goal, did not disguise his relief.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I must be one of the luckiest guys on the planet tonight. I thought it was all over but it was a fun game. It was a rollercoaster, we gave them a lot but also got a lot. It was a weird game," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tottenham's South Korean forward Son Heung-min, whose two strikes were part of the four goals scored in the opening 11 minutes, said it was an unforgettable game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have never seen something like this. It was tough and crazy but we are very proud of our team-mates. It was madness," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sometimes you are annoyed with VAR but today it is thank you. We fought together for 90 minutes. We showed unbelievable character and fight." </p>