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Calamitous own goal puts Tottenham 1-0 up against Villarreal
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This ref has no control of the game. Does he know that not every foul has to be a yellow?
Ethan, Kent
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Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
As a former centre forward myself, you are trying to get your foot across the defender as the challenge comes in. Was there enough contact to make Richarlison go down like that? I don't think so. He made the most of it.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Alan Shearer
Former Newcastle striker on Amazon Prime
As a forward I can tell what Richarlison is trying to do. It's not a foul for me.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
It's a foul on Richarlison that has prompted a check for a penalty.
He tries to step across the defender and draw the foul but there's not enough in it for the VAR to overturn the on-field decision.
Check complete.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Oh this is getting a bit silly now.
Santiago Mourino gets his revenge on Xavi Simons with a challenge of his own and he goes into the book for it.
While all that's going on, VAR are having a look at a potential penalty for Spurs.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Bedlam all over the pitch. Tackles flying in everywhere.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Three yellow cards in the space of about five minutes.
This time it's Santi Comesana who is into the book for a foul on Lucas Bergvall.
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Now Richarlison is into the referee's book.
He lunges at Juan Foyth with the Villarreal captain taking his time over playing the ball out from the back.
Kylian Mbappe (penalty, 28 mins)
Kylian Mbappe continues his fine start to the season by bringing Real level from the spot.
The penalty was given after some fancy feet from Rodrygo proved too much for Geoffrey Kondogbia and he could only foul the Brazilian.
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Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Villarreal do get numbers forward when they break. They do look dangerous on the counter. They're giving Tottenham a real game here.
Leandro Andrade (30 mins)
Maybe it's not over after all!
The ball is sent into the box and breaks kindly for Leandro Andrade before he hammers it into the corner.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Pape Sarr goes for it from just outside the box.
It's a powerful strike but Luiz Junior gets down to his right to save.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Oh, hello.
Xavi Simons goes into the referee's book for treading on Santiago Mourino's foot.
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Callum, London: RE Nicholas 20:23 Whilst Ange's domestic record wasn't great, I'm not sure it's fair to attack his European tactics... they're the reason Spurs are even playing tonight.
Real Madrid 0-1 Marseille
It was Dean Huijsen getting a little too comfortable on the ball before dropping it off to Arda Guler in a position where he didn't really want it.
Still plenty to do from there but Xabi Alonso will be fuming.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Alan Shearer
Former Newcastle striker on Amazon Prime
That pass right in his path. He doesn't have to move, he just has to get the bend on it. That's a big opportunity missed.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
That was a golden opportunity for Buchanan. Romero did well initially to get back and snuff the threat out from Villarreal, but then it was a sloppy pass to Pepe who played it out left for Buchanan. The winger goes for accuracy and tries to pick out the far corner but he puts it wide. It's a horrible miss - Villarreal should be level.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Oooooh.
Cristian Romero can't clear the ball in a sea of yellow shirts and Nicolas Pepe puts it on a plate for Tajon Buchanan to his left but the Canadian can't get his shot on target, dragging it just wide of the post.
Timothy Weah (22 mins)
Now then!
Arda Guler has the ball softly nicked off him in his own half from Mason Greenwood. He sprints before finding Timothy Weah in this box and he powers it beyond Thibaut Courtois.
Great finish.
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Villarreal are not really allowing Tottenham to play through them in the centre of the pitch, Everything is coming out wide at the moment.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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3 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| |
9 Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
15 Bodø / Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
17 Club Brugge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
19 København | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
20 Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
22 Kairat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
28 Olympiakos Piraeus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
30 Pafos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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31 Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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32 Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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33 Qarabağ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| |
35 PSV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Manager: Thomas Frank
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Thomas Frank
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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This will be the first meeting between Tottenham and Villarreal in European competition, with Spurs winning just one of their last 13 matches against Spanish opposition in major European competition (D5 L7).
Villarreal have played 14 matches against English opponents in the UEFA Champions League and are still looking for their first victory (D6 L8), while losing each of the last seven in a row. Over half of their defeats in the competition have been against English opposition (57% - 8/14).
This will be third time that Villarreal have played their opening game of a UEFA Champions League campaign against an English side (out of five seasons). The previous two were both against Manchester United and both finished 0-0, in 2005-06 and 2008-09.
Tottenham have only won their opening game of a European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign in two of their seven attempts (D2 L3). However, those two have arrived on the last two occasions where they have played their opener at home: 2-0 v Marseille in 2022-23 and 3-1 v Borussia Dortmund in 2017-18.
Villarreal’s last match in the UEFA Champions League came in the semi-finals of the 2021-22 edition, losing 2-5 on aggregate to Liverpool. The Spaniards won three of their six away games in that campaign (D1 L2), more than they managed in 14 away matches across their three previous appearances in this competition (W2 D5 L7).
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank will take charge of a team in the UEFA Champions League for the first time – in fact, his only previous experience of managing in European competition came in qualifying for the UEFA Europa League, winning just three of 10 matches with Brøndby IF (D4 L3).
42 percent of Tottenham’s goals in the UEFA Champions League (since 1992-93) have been scored by Harry Kane or Son Heung-min (37/89). Following the departures of both, the only current Tottenham player with more than one goal for the club in the competition is Richarlison (2).
Villarreal forward Georges Mikautadze has been directly involved in seven goals in eight starts in major European competition to date (four goals, three assists), with all of those coming for Lyon in the UEFA Europa League last season.
Randal Kolo Muani could feature for a fourth different team (Tottenham) in the UEFA Champions League since the start of 2022-23, having previously appeared for Eintracht Frankfurt, Paris SG and Juventus. No active Champions League player has played for as many as four different teams in this period.
Villarreal defender Juan Foyth made his UEFA Champions League debut for Tottenham back in December 2017 (v APOEL Nicosia). Indeed, the Argentinean remains the youngest player to start a home game for the club in the competition (19y 328d in that match).
