TOTTENHAM beat Marseille 2-0 in their opening Champions League game of the season.
The Ligue 1 outfit had Mbemba sent off in the second half and Richarlison capitalised by scoring two late headers in London.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 3
- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Perisic, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Richarlison, Son, Kane
- Marseille XI: Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly, Gigot, Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares, Guendouzi, Suarez, Gerson
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That’s all from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham claim all three points from their opening Champions League clash with Marseille.
Antonio Conte and his team now face another challenging fixture as they travel up North to take on Manchester City this weekend.
They then fly to Portugal to play Sporting in the hope of earning maximum points once again.
Meanwhile, Marseille will attempt to retain their unbeaten record in Ligue 1 when they host Lille on Saturday before taking on Frankfurt next week.
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Elsewhere in the Champions League this evening
- Ajax 4-0 Rangers
- Frankfurt 0-3 Sporting
- Atletico Madrid 2-1 Porto
- Barcelona 5-1 Plzen
- Club Brugge 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- Inter Milan 0-2 Bayern Munich
- Napoli 4-1 Liverpool
Antonio Conte reacts
When speaking to Uefa, Conte said:
“I remember very well when Richi [Richarlison] signed for us and he said ‘I can’t wait to play in the Champions League and listen to the music’. When a player says these words, it means he has great desire and great will.”
“These nights are very special. Before the game we spoke with the players to say we know very well what we did last season, the great job and sacrifices and everyone made so we could have this night… I think we felt a bit of pressure in this competition, but at the end we have to be pleased.”
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Harry Kane reacts
When speaking to BT Sport, Kane said:
“Tough game, playing against a really good Marseille team who have had a great start to the season.
“Difficult in the Champions League, we needed to start strong at home and the sending off helped. In the end Richarlison popped off a couple of goals.
“We did not keep the ball well in the first half, second half was a bit better but we kept knocking on the door and kept putting the crosses in.
“It is really important to start well in the Champions League, we have done that and delighted to get the three points. We have a busy five days with Manchester City away then travelling to Sporting Lisbon.
“Richarlison has been great since coming in, trained hard, waited for his opportunities and played well when he got them. Couple of great headers today.”
Credit: Getty Ivan Perisic reacts
When speaking to BT Sport, Perisic said:
“We should do better from the first minute, we were a bit nervous with the ball but defended well and kept a clean sheet.
“We have to keep going, do a bit better with the ball but it was a bit easier 11 v 10.
“We signed a lot of new players and need some time, especially in the Champions League. We have to continue like this and are in a good way.”
Credit: Getty Richarlison celebrates with family after full-time
Goalscorer Richarlison broke down in tears as he celebrated his Champions League debut – and first Tottenham goals – with his family after the game.
Credit: BT Sport Credit: BT Sport Full Time – Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Marseille flew out of the gates as the first half kicked off, approaching the game with an intimidating style of play.
They evidently made Tottenham very nervous at times, but could not gain an advantage before the break.
That ultimately proved to be a huge downfall as just two minutes into the second half Mbemba saw red, leaving the Olympians with 10 men and at a huge disadvantage.
Full Time – Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Spurs were on the back foot for the majority of the first half, but the gears shifted after the break and Antonio Conte’s side proved to be a problem for high-flying Marseille.
The Lilywhites continued to knock on the door and they finally got what they desired in the form of a Richarlison brace late in the game.
Full Time – Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Marseille have a late chance to get a goal back, but Davies makes a brilliant block to keep the clean sheet.
Tottenham claim all three points from their opening Champions League clash courtesy of two goals from Richarlison.
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90. Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Four minutes will be added on…
87. Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Another two changes for Marseille.
Gueye is on to replace Veretout.
Under is on to replace Gigot.
86. Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Tottenham make another two changes.
Doherty replaces son.
Bissouma – who is making his Champions League debut – replaces Bentancur.
82. Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
Perisic sends the ball into the box from a corner.
It is cleared away by the Marseille defence, but only to Hojbjerg, who crosses it to Richarlison at the back post.
The Brazilian is able to rise above his marker to head it into the top right corner of the goal!
Credit: Reuters 81. GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLL TOTTENHAM!!!!
Richarlison strikes again!
77. Tottenham 1-0 Marseille
Perisic receives the ball on the left before cutting inside and sending the perfect cross into the box.
Richarlison is left in plenty of space to head it past Lopez and into the back of the net!
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76. GOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL TOTTENHAM!!!!
Richarlison marks his Champions League debut with his first Tottenham goal!
75. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Marseille come agonisingly close to taking the lead!
Tavares sets the ball out wide to Kolasinac, who sends a low driven cross into the box.
Davies makes a mistake, but Harit fails to make the most of his chance.
73. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Tottenham make two more changes.
Tanganga is on to replace Romero.
Davies is on to replace Lenglet.
70. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Marseille make two changes.
Suarez is replaced with Harit.
Clauss is replaced with Kolasinac, but he is booked while leaving the pitch for ignoring the referee, who told him to leave via the opposite side.
64. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Kulusevski drives down the right before cutting into the box, but Bailly can make the tackle.
The winger then crosses the ball into the penalty area and it deflects off a Marseille defender before going behind.
But, the referee awards a goal kick much to the frustration of Spurs fans and players.
Son is booked for dissent after the call.
Credit: Reuters 61. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Antonio Conte makes his first substitution of the game.
Emerson is replaced with Kulusevski.
60. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Marseille have a free kick on the left.
The ball is sent into the box, but Romero is there to clear the danger.
53. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Dier is booked for a challenge on Suarez.
Veretout takes the free kick inside the centre circle and sends the ball towards the penalty area.
Bailly attempts to flick it on, but nobody is there to receive it.
51. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Marseille respond to the red card by making their first substitution.
Gerson is replaced by Balerdi.
49. Tottenham 0-0 Marseille
Bailly is booked for dissent following Mbemba’s red card.
Tottenham have a free kick in a dangerous area.
Kane steps up to take it, but he fires his shot straight into the wall.
A better start from Spurs.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
