TOTTENHAM’S Europa League round-of-32 first leg against Dnipro today is still scheduled to go ahead despite plans for a day of mourning in Ukraine following the political unrest in Kiev, UEFA has announced.

Dnipro are based in the city of Dnipropetrosk, 220 miles away from Kiev, where scenes of death and bloodshed continue to be beamed around the world as police clash with anti-goverment protestors.

Ukraine’s president, Viktor Yanukovych, has declared today a day of mourning for the victims of the clashes but UEFA insists the match will be unaffected.

A UEFA spokesman said: ‘‘The team is there, they have had their press conference.

‘‘As it stands there is no indication it would not go ahead.’’ Spurs boss Tim Sherwood, meanwhile, is targeting an impressive first-leg performance as he believes nothing looks better on a manager’s curriculum vitae than winning silverware.

The competition has longbeen seen as a nuisance for many Premier League sides but Sherwood’s predecessor, Andre Villas-Boas, was a staunch advocate of its merits and now the new man at the helm has echoed those views.

When asked when he would prefer Champions League qualification via a top-four finish in the league or a Europa League winners’ medal, he said: ‘‘On the CV of a manager?

It is about winning.

‘‘We have seen that down the years, a lot of managers have won this down the years and gone on to bigger and better things. It is the priority of the club to win both – the place in the Champions League and the Europa League.

‘‘We believe that we have a big enough squad to do that.

Anyone who will tell you that winning trophies doesn’t look best on the CV would be lying to you.’’ Spurs have left a whole host of first-team regulars in London, with the likes of the inform Emmanuel Adebayor, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and England full-back Kyle Walker among those who will not feature.