UEFA Champions League 2018/19, Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Borussia Dortmund: 5 Talking Points

#4 Hugo Lloris vindicates himself with a sterling showpiece

Lloris was back to his prolific best

Tottenham's rocky road to the knockouts - defeats in each of the opening two games followed by a stalemate in Eindhoven - were dotted by some irregularities in goal by Hugo Lloris.

The French skipper, who played an instrumental role in helping Les Blues to the World Cup crown last summer, made an embarrassing blooper in the 4-2 loss to the Blaugrana and was also sent off in the 2-2 draw to PSV.

Suffice to say, his European adventure in the new season was far from straightforward. However, Lloris looked to be back in his usual self today, oozing great confidence in his conduct and pulling off a string of amazing stops.

The Frenchman had his hands full in the first half as Dortmund appeared to take the initiative. He had to intervene regularly to collect a backpass and also calmly claimed Achraf Hakimi's effort early on.

His highlights though, came towards the end when Lloris produced two remarkable saves to deny Pulsic from a tight angle, as well as Dan-Axel Zagadou from close range when the defender headed towards goal.

That was the closest Dortmund came in the first half, but thanks to Lloris, the tie was evenly balanced at the break. In the second half, even though he was more restrained and had little to do, was on hand to come forward and claim the ball out of danger.

Lloris never looked more at home in the Champions League this season. And the timing couldn't have been better as Spurs look forward to the quarter-finals.