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SCORE: Tottenham Hotspur (3) 1-2 (4) Juventus
SCORERS: Tottenham: Son Heung-min 39' Juventus: Gonzalo Higuain 64' Paolo Dybala 67'
Juventus staged a dramatic come-back at the Wembley stadium, to go through to the last 8, in the UEFA Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur were left feeling gutted, after Masimilliano Allegri's men came from being a goal down till 64 minutes, to score twice in the next three.
Son Hueing-min put Spurs ahead in the 39th minute, after Tottenham had harassed Juventus throughout the entirety of the first half. Allegri changed tactics for the restart and Juventus finally responded to go level - Higuain on 64 minutes - on the night but were still behind on aggregate (on away goals).
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That wasn't for long though as Paolo Dybala scored another in just 3 minutes. Juventus went ahead on the night, and on aggregate.
That's how it stayed, despite a late surge by the North London side - culminating in Kane heading the ball onto the upright and Barzagli clearing it off the line.
Juventus go through to the next round of the champions league at the cost of Tottenham's despair.
#5 Tottenham switched on cruise-control, and went to sleep
Mauricio Pochettino's side were heavy favourites to go through to the next round of the Champions League. The performance in Turin - to restore parity on the night after a two-goal deficit - giving themselves two away goals, was enough for the bookmakers to stack the odds against the Ilatian side.
Tottenham were in cruise-control, both on the night and of the tie, throughout the entirety of the first hour and even extended their advantage (of two away goals) with another goal at the Wembley Stadium to go up 3-2 on aggregate.
Juventus had a torrid time until then, being made to look like amateurs, as Tottenham kept all of the possession for themselves. The north London side kept forcing the issue, creating chance after chance, but failed to covert any.
The deadlock (on the night) was broken finally but the South Korean Son Heung-min, who forced himself into the side (after being left out for the first leg in Turin) with a brace in the last league game.
London was abuzz with songs from the Tottenham registry as the locals saw their side boss the game, and the Juve midfield. Moussa Dembele was at his delightful best, as he made the three in the opposition midfield chase shadows.
Normal service resumed in the second-half with Tottenham still the first to every second ball. The Tottenham bench looked assured while the Juventus bench, ruffled. This went on past the hour mark with Juventus failing to make any impression whatsoever.
It seemed all-too-easy for Tottenham and that's when football dealt them a blow.
Gonzalo Higuain and Paolo Dybala struck twice in three minutes to send the North London side home. Thankfully, since they were playing at Wembley, it wasn't a long walk home. However, the chanting and singing by the Juventus faithful on the streets of the capital wouldn't have done them a whole lot of good.
#4 Son Heung-min is so good he will always be underrated
All the talk this season has been about Harry Kane being the force behind Tottenham's success, but this kid isn't having any of it.
He has, week after week, forced the spotlight to be shifted from Harry Kane onto him and deservedly so, may I add. He was left out of the first leg in Turin and was clearly miffed with the coach following his exclusion.
But instead of throwing a tantrum (like so many footballers these days are prone to do), Son merely got on with his business of scoring goals, in the game against Huddersfield, in the Premier League on Sunday. Two as a matter of fact, and the manager could ignore him no longer.
The only thing that beats the inevitability of the South Korean getting on the score-sheet, is the eventual death of all life.
He kept making runs in-behind the defence and found himself in plenty of one-on-one situations against the defenders, firing just wide on a couple of occasions from similar positions. He could've gotten a hat-trick (or more), but for a couple of saves by Buffon and another couple of attempts to find the inside-top corner with either foot flying just wide.
We love him here at Sportskeeda and can't quite get enough of the man. That electrifying smile on his face is matched only by the electrifying performances this kid puts in every time he walks onto a football pitch.
Here is a stat to substantiate our love for Son Heung-min.
#3 Tottenham were hit by an Argentine suckerpunch, and then knocked-out by another
Having done the live commentary for the same match, I was severely disappointed by the duo. Neither managed even a touch of the ball for what seemed like eternity. Both the Argentines will claim they got very little or no service in the first half, but cannot fail to accept the responsibility for a terrible showing in the first forty-five.
My eyes kept wandering to see where they were on the field, and more often than not, it was back behind the ball - defending. The incompetence of the rest of the team to pass the ball accurately over five yards didn't exactly help, but we've come to expect better from the two.
I'm always wary of being overly-critical of Higuain (that miss in the World Cup Final in 2014), because the former Napoli and Real Madrid man knows how to find the back of the net. His predatory instincts took over in the 64th minute - as he managed to divert the ball into the Tottenham goal from a Sami Khedira header. Gonzalo didn't have any time to react, but he also didn't need any.
It was 1-1 and it seemed like Juventus would stage a come-back. Any questions of that happening were put to rest, as Paolo Dybala popped up with a confirmation, three minutes later. Higuain - turning provider this time - played in his compatriot with a beautiful through ball, and the diminutive Argentine did the rest.
Tottenham didn't know what hit them. The rest of the world does.
#2 Massimiliano Allegri out-manouvers Mauricio Pochettino
The Argentine in-charge of Tottenham has made huge strides in his management career, earning praise from all parts of the footballing world. So much so, that many were eager to dub him better than the Italian - with vastly more coaching experience - invigorated by Tottenham's two away goals.
They would be right to consider their claim once more.
The game started with Pochettino's side dominating all of the possession and all of the chances, and looked far more superior in all aspects of the game. They pressed better and higher, they passed it with purpose and didn't allow the visitors to settle. The goal was merited on the performance in the first half.
Allegri meanwhile looked edgy and nervous in the Juve dug-out. He would have his shot at rectifying things during the break. And he grabbed at that opportunity with both hands.
The Italian changed things up a bit by bringing on Asamoah to replace Matuidi, and moving Barzagli into Benatia's centre-back position by replacing the Moroccan with Lichtsteiner as a wing-back. The move paid dividends when Lichtsteiner put a cross into the box which was eventually finished by Gonzalo Higuain.
That was the spark that ignited the fire, and soon Tottenham were engulfed in flames.
Dybala scored soon after and Allegri had managed to pull one out of his stylish Italian hat.
#1 Tottenham denied glory by a lick of paint
After going behind, in the match and on aggregate, Tottenham made a last surge to try and alter their fortunes, but the footballing Gods were smiling on Juventus.
Tottenham started camping deep inside the opposition half to try and find the goal which would send the match into extra-time. Juventus did a Chelsea in the final quarter and parked the bus, inviting Tottenham to attack. But they could've lived to regret it.
Three minutes of stoppage-time was added-on at the end of regulation time. Juve managed to keep the ball away from Tottenham for the most of it, but right at the end Son found himself on the ball inside the opposition penalty-box. He laid it off to Davies who put the ball in from the left. Kane rose the highest and headed the ball down into the ground, which left Buffon scrambling to get his glove to it.
The ball ricocheted off the upright and was about to spin over the goal-line when Barzagli reacted to clear it off the line, before an on-rushing Lamela could get a boot to it. It stayed 1-2 on the night and Tottenham were left with their heads in their hands; and that's where they stayed for a long long time.
That was as close as you can get without actually making it to the quarter-finals of Europe's elite competition.
