Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points

#1 Despite the amazing game, Spurs still have a job to do

A second leg clash would be highly frantic for Tottenham. They need to hold their nerves at Etihad Stadium.

Tottenham left no regrets on the pitch, not even one. However, it would be foolish to think that they are the favorites in the tie. Even after such a good performance at home, they still have 90 minutes to play at Etihad Stadium.

Why is it such a problem? They had a plan for City yesterday, they might have one away from home as well. But Pep is a no-nonsense tactical mastermind. Here is a thing that we feel could be the case.

It seems that Pep Guardiola rested Bernardo Silva, Sane, and de Bruyne on purpose. We cannot say why exactly but City have a tough away fixture at Crystal Palace in the weekend.

So it's possible that he wants to keep his best players fresh for the upcoming clash and the following one. There is no other reason as to why Pep would leave Bernardo out of the squad. He isn't stupid.

Manchester City did concede a goal yesterday but they are solid defensively. There is no Harry Kane in the second leg. It takes away a clear goalscoring threat.

Manchester City would be playing their creative masterminds in the second-leg and it would make their attacks more lethal. Most importantly, Spurs are gassed out after the game yesterday.

They conceded a lot of their energy to get the single goal that they did. It won't be easy to play with the same intensity that they did yesterday. And with Spurs' tendency to choke, would you bet them to win?