Real Madrid vs Tottenham, 5 Talking Points 

#4. Serge Aurier shows his Jekyll and Hyde nature

Serge Aurier and Marcelo had a running battle going all night

Serge Aurier's good qualities are all too evident - quick, strong, powerful, possessed of legs that can run all day and a right foot that can whip in superb crosses, the Ivorian is the perfect attacking full-back as Marcelo found out much to his chagrin. The Brazilian was pegged back constantly by Aurier's lung-bursting runs (he combined well with the similarly powerful Moussa Sissoko down the right wing) while the Ivorian's sheer physical presence and intelligent positioning blunted the Real Madrid vice-captain's effectiveness going forward. Considering just how important Marcelo is to the Madrid scheme of things, that's quite some feat.

The only problem, though, is that Aurier's bad qualities are equally evident too and it was his rather daft challenge on Toni Kroos - there was no way he was going to win the ball by diving in from behind the German inside the six-yard box - proved to be the one route for Real Madrid to get back into the game.

Overall, though, Spurs should be encouraged by the display of their new recruit.

Meanwhile, on the other flank Achraf Hakimi vs Jan Vertonghen a compelling battle of youth vs experience - a clash from which the young Moroccan emerged with his reputation greatly burnished