Calamitous own goal gives Tottenham 1-0 win against Villarreal
Real Madrid win 2-1 at home to Marseille as Alexander-Arnold off injured
Juventus snatch 4-4 draw with Dortmund in remarkable game, Qarabag come back to stun Benfica
Arsenal beat Athletic Club 2-0 as subs Martinelli & Trossard both score
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Camilo Duran (48 mins)
They may be playing in the Champions League for the first time in eight years but Qarabag certainly don't look out of place as they come from 2-0 to level!
Camilo Duran takes the ball in his stride to the left of the box before finding the inside of the far post in a stunning finish.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Tottenham have started this second half really sloppily. They just need to get a foothold and find some rhythm.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Nicolas Pepe tries to play a bit of a one-two with Ayoze Perez but there's so many Spurs bodies on the edge of their box it's pretty difficult to get through.
Villarreal are pushing them back, though.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Blimey. Champions League football, foul throw. Dear me.
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Alan Shearer
Former Newcastle striker on Amazon Prime
If there's nothing silly from Tottenham, they should be able to win this game and see it through. That would be a very good start back in the Champions League for them.
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The standard of goalkeepers (particularly second choice) seems to have gone down in recent years. I guess it's due to prioritising feet and athleticism over keeping.
Jon, West Midlands
Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Back under way in North London.
HT: Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Villarreal are a well organised team and they certainly get bodies forward. They will want to create a few more chances themselves but this game isn't over yet.
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As a Spurs fan I’m just delighted to be back in the champions league. What has been surprising is how quickly Thomas Frank has turned around a fairly chaotic team into something much more controlled and, dare I say it, like a side that belongs at this level.
Tattz, Harborne
HT: Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Should be an intriguing second half, this.
Can Villarreal get back level or will Spurs pull away?
FT: Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
More from Mikel Arteta on substitute Gabriel Martinelli's impact: "Fully deserved, I adore Gabi, his attitude, his commitment, his positivity, and what he's willing to do for the team."
FT: Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the impact of substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, who each scored one and registered one assist: "Something that we always discuss is that the finishers have to impact the game, and Gabi and Leo came on to make the difference for the team.
"They was outstanding and the rest of the team as well. In many moments, they were at a very good level. When someone is able to win the game in those actions and be so clinical, it's exactly what we need because the threat can come from different ways and different players. I'm very pleased with that.
"It means that [Gabi and Leo] are connected and they feel that they are really, really important. We have discussed that a lot. We're going to need that. Piero [Hincapie] comes in and plays five minutes and so does Christian [Norgaard] and it's the best five minutes of their lives.
"That's the spirit that we need amongst the squad. If we have everybody at that level, we'll win a lot of games."
FT: Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Image source, Getty ImagesGabriel Martinelli opened the scoring for Arsenal just 36 seconds after coming off the bench, the Gunners’ fastest ever substitute goal in the Champions League.
He also went on to register an assist and heads back to London with the player of the match award.
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Really professional performance from Arsenal. Not pretty, but what more can you ask for? 3 points, clean sheet, subs winning the game, no concerning injuries, and new players getting a run around.
Ibrahim, Birmingham
FT: Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal boss Mikel Arteta on his team's win: "I’m very happy. It’s an incredible place to come and play football, and the atmosphere is one of the best I've seen.
"We knew it was going to be very difficult, so we had to earn the right to win the game. I think throughout the game we became more and more dominant and much more of a threat.
"So overall, very good. I'm going to see some family now, I'm looking forward to it. I hope the fans travelled well, they were amazing again."
Real Madrid 1-1 Marseille
For those of you who are familiar with Roberto de Zerbi-ball after his time at Brighton, you'll understand why this one is end-to-end as a brilliant first half is over.
More of the same in the second, please!
Image source, Getty ImagesFT: Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Let's get a bit of reaction to the earlier match where Arsenal sealed a comprehensive win over Athletic Club.
HT: Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
It's been a pretty even game.
Bergvall has been outstanding for Spurs, his forward run down the right led to the first goal, that goalkeeping blunder.
Villarreal have caused Tottenham one or two problems and should have equalised through Buchanan.
Thomas Frank has a big half time team talk ahead but his side are in a pretty good place.
Benfica 2-1 Qarabag
An entertaining first half comes to a close in Portugal and Qarabag will fancy themselves to get back into this one.
HT: Juventus 0-0 Dortmund
If you've decided you want to watch another game, that's understandable.
It hasn't exactly been the most pulsating encounter in Turin. Just the two efforts on target - both coming for Juventus.
Two good teams cancelling each other out for the most part in the first half. The hosts have produced the better opportunities, but nothing has really been truly noteworthy.
| 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 |
| |
3 Qarabağ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| |
8 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 |
| |
14 Bodø / Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
16 Club Brugge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
18 Copenhagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
19 Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
21 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 |
| |
27 Olympiakos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
29 Pafos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
30 Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
31 Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
32 Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Manager: Thomas Frank
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Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Thomas Frank
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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).
