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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Olympiakos 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Champions League – live reaction!

* Champions League updates from the 5.55pm BST kick-off * PSG v Real Madrid: Champions League – follow it live! * Shakhtar v Man City: Champions League – follow it live! * Any thoughts? You can email Paul or tweet @paul_doyle 7.53pm BST “When we go 2-0 up after two minutes, we put ourselves in a great position. After that I thought we controlled the game, before that we didn’t play too well. But then [we conceded], which was disappointing. The second half was kind of 50-50. We could have kept the ball better after that.” Asked if they’ve made things difficult for themselves, he says: “Yeah, I think so. We wanted to get off to a winning start. We’re definitely backing ourselves to get through but we’ve got a lot of improving to do.” 7.50pm BST Spurs have made a better start to their campaign than they did last season - and, indeed, they’ve begun better than Liverpool and Chelsea did this week - but they will leave Greece regretting the way they let a two-goal lead slip, albeit a two-goal lead that they had not done much to earn. This was an opportunity missed, and there were several worrying poor individual performances (Eriksen and Alli most notably). Still, one point away from home is an acceptable start and the way it came will be forgotten if Spurs improve and advance. But improve they must. Continue reading...


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