Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Real Madrid: 5 Talking Points as Spurs qualify for Round of 16

#5 Keylor Navas is sorely missed by Real Madrid

Kiko Casilla should have done better for the opening goal

More than Gareth Bale, it is Keylor Navas that Zidane needs back in the squad as soon as possible. Kiko Casilla has played five times this season already and has only kept one clean sheet (against Eibar who are hovering over the drop zone in La Liga).

His weaknesses have been highlighted many times this season and the match against Spurs was no different. He may be over 6'3" tall but he does not have a commanding presence in the box.

For the first goal, the cross was sent straight into the six-yard box and he should have been better positioned to collect the cross instead of being in two minds - collect the cross or make the save?

Ultimately he was neither in a position to grab the cross nor stop Alli's shot as he floundered at the near post. One could even point to that same hesitancy that allowed Eriksen to score the third but there were other culprits who gifted Spurs too much space for a counter-attack.

Real's defence has never been so exposed as it has been in the past couple of games. There seems to be no communication and nobody to marshall the back-line. Navas' assured presence is a big miss for Real.

Champions League - Group H