Soccer Football - Tottenham Hotspur Training - London, Britain - September 12, 2017 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino during training Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
(Reuters) - English clubs find it hard to succeed in Europe because the Premier League is their top priority, Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said ahead of his team's Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund.
Manchester United's Europa League triumph last season was the first time in four years that an English side had lifted a European trophy, after Chelsea won the same competition in 2013, having conquered the Champions League the previous year.
