Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group B - Inter Milan v Tottenham Hotspur - San Siro, Milan, Italy - September 18, 2018 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino gestures during the match REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
MILAN (Reuters) - Mauricio Pochettino defended his team selection after Tottenham Hotspur suffered a "cruel" 2-1 defeat by Inter Milan in their Champions League Group B opener at the San Siro on Tuesday.
With England right back Kieran Trippier and Belgium central defender Toby Alderweireld left out of the squad for what Pochettino described as "technical reasons", it was a chance for Serge Aurier and Davinson Sanchez to stake their claims.
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