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Tottenham: Antonio Conte tells stars Champions League qualification will 'change lives'

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Antonio Conte has told his Tottenham players that they can change their lives if they reach next season's Champions League and that prospect should give them 'great desire' to finish in the top four.

Spurs are in pole position to do so after a run of four successive wins has lifted them up to fourth in the Premier League, three points above Arsenal though having played a game more.

After watching this week's Champions League quarter-final action, Conte said: 'Yesterday and two days ago we watched how important it is to play Champions League, how fascinating are these type of games and I'm sure there is a great desire in my players to be protagonists in this competition but we know very well there are other teams very strong.

'Arsenal, United, West Ham, Wolverhampton are in this same race with us but we want to fight until the end and we will see what happens at the end of the season.

'You know very well Champions League is a competition every club, every player, every manager want to play in.

'For this reason it's important to have this great goal because change your life if next season you are going to play in Champions League instead to play Europa League, instead to play Conference League or instead you play nothing in this type of competition.

'This situation has to give us a great push and great desire to finish the season the best possible way.'