Christian Eriksen admits Tottenham may be on borrowed time in the Champions League after a 2-2 draw against PSV Eindhoven left their hopes of reaching the knockout stages hanging by a thread.

Tottenham’s chances of qualifying for the last-16 are in serious doubt after a red card for Hugo Lloris cost them victory in their vital Group B game at PSV.

Harry Kane thought he had scored a crucial winner which would have handed Spurs a European lifeline against the Dutch side, the other team without a point to their name after two matches.

But Lloris’ latest rush of blood, a foul outside his penalty area on Hirving Lozano, earned him a straight red card and, shortly after, former Newcastle loanee Luuk de Jong secured a 2-2 draw for PSV which is unlikely to be of any use for either team.

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Spurs may have made their best start to a Premier League season but their European campaign has been beset by self-inflicted wounds, from the late collapse at Inter Milan to Lloris’ gaffe against Barcelona.

Fit-again midfielder Eriksen believes Spurs should have finished the game off and claimed all three points.

He told BT Sport: “I think we should have finished it off with all the shots and chances we created but that’s Champions League football.

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“I think at this time of the season it’s a disappointment. In the Champions League there aren’t many games to play.

“We threw it away but we did play good football today and created a lot of chances – that’s a positive – but if we can’t finish the game off then every game’s going to be really tough.

“We said it was a must-win and we didn’t get a win. So we’ll fight our way to see how high we can finish.”

Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino admitted Spurs’ European chances were almost up, telling BT Sport: “It’s nearly over. We’ll see what happens now in the game between Barcelona and Inter Milan but with only one point after three games, it will be so difficult.”

Pochettino refused to blame the referee after some key decisions went against his side.

He added: “If we need to blame someone it’s ourselves because with all the situations and the circumstances in the game you must win because I think we were much better than them.

“But the tempo sometimes was so slow and it’s a situation where we need to think a little bit because in this type of game, at 2-1 you must kill the game. If not, the opponent is alive.

“The situation with Hugo was maybe unfair but that can happen in football. But if you score more goals you are going to win the game. That is why we are so disappointed, not with the decisions but with ourselves because it’s a game you must win.”