AEL Limassol FC boss Ivaylo Petev believes his side can upset Tottenham in their Europa League play-off first leg this week.
The Cypriot club hosts Spurs in Larnaca on Thursday and Petev is confident that his team are capable of getting the better of Mauricio Pochettino's outfit after challenging Russian giants Zenit Saint Petersburg in a Champions League qualifier recently.
"I believe 21 August will be a very good day for AEL," Petev told UEFA's official website. "There is belief and it is vital that there is in the squad.
"We managed to beat a club like Zenit in our previous tie in Europe and were then unlucky to go out against them because we played with 10 men for some 70 minutes (in the second leg). But that is now behind us.
"They are a massive club and it is crucial we minimise our mistakes against them because they know how to punish every little error.
"The truth is that this was a very difficult draw for us and we were not so lucky. But, that aside, it is very important that we are ready for the first game and play well."
