Antonio Conte returns for a defining night in the Champions League admitting that he underestimated his health scare.
Conte flew back into London on Sunday having been ordered by his doctors to take extra time off in his recovery from emergency gallbladder surgery. There could not be a bigger test because Tottenham must turn around a 1-0 deficit from the first leg against Italian champions AC Milan to progress into the quarter-finals.
Conte looks almost certain to leave Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when his contract expires this summer with Mauricio Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel the two leading candidates to succeed him. But the Italian’s legacy will depend on the next few weeks, whether Tottenham get back into the top four and, in particular, the return leg of their last-16 tie.
