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Borussia Dortmund knock Tottenham out of Europe 

Tottenham were left to focus fully on their Barclays Premier League title challenge as Mauricio Pochettino's side bowed of the Europa League last 16 following a 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund.
Spurs needed a minor miracle to retrieve a 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Germany but Pochettino named Harry Kane as a substitute and instead it was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double that secured Dortmund a 5-1 win on aggregate. Son Heung-min added a late consolation for the hosts.
The game felt almost irrelevant as it drifted into its latter stages but suddenly there were two goals in three minutes as Aubameyang fired past Lloris from close range before Son intercepted Neven Subotic's under-hit back-pass, rounded the goalkeeper and slotted home.
By the time the final whistle blew the stadium was half-empty but those remaining were still singing at the end, fully aware Tottenham's most important tests are still to come.

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