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Pochettino impressed by Tottenham's maturity

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his side's second half as they got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start against Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund dominated possession for large parts of the game, but Tottenham showed a ruthlessness in front of goal to see off the Germans 3-1 in their Group H opener.

"It was so important to win, we are so happy," he told BT Sport. 

"It was so important to start well in a tough game. Dortmund played really well, they dominated the first half. We increased our level in the second half and we were very clinical in front of goal.

"It is more than three points. At half-time we fixed some problems and modified the position of some players. The tempo of the game decreased which was better for us. Dortmund are a very aggressive team, we struggled a little to pass the ball quickly.

"Sometimes you can't dominate, you have to play a different way and the team is more mature now. We can learn a lot from this game."