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Zinedine Zidane has disclosed that the Champions league second leg tie against Tottenham at Wembley in London will be like a final match after seeing his side come from a goal down to secure a point against Tottenham on Tuesday night.

After Borussia Dortmund's surprise 1-1 draw at APOEL Nicosia, both Madrid and Tottenham are all but sure to progress, with the return at Wembley in a fortnight's time potentially deciding first and second place in the group.

"Now there is a return game at Wembley and we will go there to try and win it," Zidane told a news conference after the match. "We will see how the next game goes. The three points we did not get here, we will try and get them at Wembley, which is now a game like a final.

"It is not their home pitch, and we will try and go there and win the game. If we play away as we did in Dortmund, we will be happy."

"I am happy, not for the result, as we always want to win at home," he said. "But we played well, made chances, hit the post, and there was also a great goalkeeper, on both sides.

"Karim would have liked to score, especially the header he had. Lloris will only save one out of every 10 of those. They defended very well, worked very hard, and it's a logical result. "

Zidane also shifted focus as he took a reflection on Real Madrid's season so far and agreed that the early stages of the season have not gone very well for his team.