Crouch: Spurs can beat Barca
Posted Friday, March 11, 2011 by thesun.co.uk
PETER CROUCH reckons even mighty Barcelona will not be able to stop Tottenham marching all the way to Champions League glory.
Spurs edged into the last eight of the competition with a 1-0 aggregate win over AC Milan thanks to Crouch's second-half strike in the San Siro three weeks ago.
Last night's goalless second leg at White Hart Lane proved testing for the Tottenham rearguard, but they held firm to book their place in the next round.
A dream tie against the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, or Arsenal's conquerors Barca could be on the cards for the north Londoners next month.
Harry Redknapp's team have seen off Milan, holders Inter, FC Twente, Werder Bremen and Young Boys, to make it through to the quarter-finals, leaving Crouch confident that Spurs can beat any team left in the competition.
He roared: "Why can't we go all the way?"
"We're in the quarter-finals, there is not far to go now and we see light at the end of the tunnel.
"It doesn't matter who we get. We have just beaten the Italian league leaders.
"Barcelona were a joy to watch against Arsenal but we've got match-winners in our dressing room and we've proved we can be resilient, so why can't we get to the final?
"Barcelona are the team to beat and if we drew them in the next round it would be difficult but on our day at White Hart Lane and with the crowd behind us, we can beat anyone."
Crouch tasted defeat in the 2007 final with Liverpool when the Reds lost 2-1 to Milan in Athens.
That Liverpool team included the likes of Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso and Jose Reina, but Crouch believes that Tottenham's current squad are better.
He added: "Individually, we're better than that Liverpool team. We were very organised and knew our jobs inside out but we have better individuals and more attacking flair here."
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