TOTTENHAM are OUT of the Champions League after losing 1-0 on aggregate to AC Milan.
Spurs failed to fashion any real chances in their second leg clash at home, and Cristian Romero was sent off late for Antonio Conte’s side on a drab night.
- Start time: 8.10pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 1
- Tottenham XI: Forster, Romero, Lenglet, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son
- AC Milan XI: Maignan, Tomori, Thiaw, Kalulu, Hernandez, Messias, Tonali, Krunic, Leao, Brahim, Giroud
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What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
- Tottenham vs AC Milan will be broadcast LIVE on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
- Coverage is set to commence from 7pm UK time – a whole hour before kick-off.
- Subscription members of BT Sport can stream the entire action live via the BT Sport website or BT Sport app.
- Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog will have minute-by-minute coverage of the match.
That’s a wrap
That’s all we’ve got time for tonight.
It’ll be another trophyless season for Tottenham, and perhaps Harry Kane’s last.
But the captain will be desperate to regroup and help the team chase down a top four finish.
Antonio Conte also seems more likely to head for the exit door than not, however fans won’t be quite so worried about him leaving as their skipper.
Much better and more incisive performances are needed between now and May if Spurs are to have a prayer of playing in this competition next season.
Maur to come
As Conte arrives to speak to the press, the Spurs fans already know who they’d rather have in charge.
The name ‘Mauricio Pochettino’ rings around outside as the stadium as the supporters head off into the night.
The final straw?
As bad as the performance was, there was one moment that enraged the fans more than all others.
That was when Conte took Kulusevski off for centre-back Davinson Sanchez with the team needing a goal.
One tweeted: “Bringing on Sanchez for Kulusevski on 83 minutes just seemed a cheap jibe at the club and the fans. I’d be very surprised if Levy wasn’t on the phone to Pochettino right now.”
Another wrote: “When we needed a goal, just one goal #Conte decided to substitute Sanchez on for Kulusevski, we had Moura and Danjuma left on the bench……..
“Despite the performance, we still had a chance in that game, and I don’t see how he can possible justify that change.”
And another stated: “Sanchez for Kulusevski is definitely Conte’s Bergwijn for Moura moment. Can’t get my head around it”
The Spurs team are still locked in the dressing room
Rom com
Spurs legend Glenn Hoddlewas left fuming by Cristian Romero’s red card.
The ex-England boss said: “I’ve seen it so many times before. It’s almost ‘when’ it’s going to happen rather than ‘if’.”
Feeling the Blues
If nothing else, Spurs at least kept Olivier Giroud quiet.
But another ex-Chelsea star picked up the Man of the Match award.
Centre-back Fikayo Tomori put in an imperious display and never looked troubled by anything Kane and co threw at him.
Dressing down
Spurs remain locked in the dressing room after a completely underwhelming performance.
We should hopefully hear from Antonio Conte or one of the players soon.
Con artist?
A performance of virtually zero positives from Antonio Conte’s men.
No semblance of the high energy style that has made Spurs a success – first under Pochettino, then under Conte.
They were slow and ponderous in possession. No player took the initiative as the shackles remained firmly on.
Shots from the edge of the box seemed to be a big no-no as the team opted for the predictable overlap down the wing time and time again.
Son Heung-min, normally so good at running in behind, kept coming short into the middle where he was completely ineffective.
Harry Kane might have headed home a goal in stoppage time with Spurs only real chance, but it wouldn’t have been deserved.
Fandemonium
A few obscenities launched from a group of Spurs fans towards some very happy Italian journalists near me.
“What are you celebrating? You lot were s*** too,” said one.
It summed up the mood around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pretty well.
Kane-d
A fed up-looking Harry Kane is quickly down the tunnel.
Will this be the last time we see him play Champions League football for Tottenham?
Contrast that to the delighted Olivier Giroud who throws his shirt into the away end after coming out on the winning side against the England captain once again.
FULL TIME: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0 (agg 0-1)
Tottenham are out of the Champions League.
Boos ring around the stadium.
AC Milan qualify and far more comfortably than the scoreline suggests.
90: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
Harry Kane almost works miracles again but sees his header brilliantly saved.
Down the other end, Origi hits the post on the break for Milan.
90: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
There will be six minutes of time added on!
88: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
Substitution for AC Milan.
Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leao.
84: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
An early impact from Sanchez as he goes down in the box under a challenge from Theo Hernandez.
But the referee isn’t interested in giving a penalty and neither is VAR.
82: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
Davinson Sanchez replaces Kulusevski.
The loudest boos of the night from the Spurs support greet the substitution.
79: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
A frustrated Harry Kane rugby tackles the AC Milan right-back.
It’s been that kind of night.
A surprising sub for AC Milan as livewire Brahim Diaz is replaced by midfielder Bennacer.
Giroud is also off to loud boos, with fellow former Spurs tormentor Divock Origi on in his place.
76: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
Theo Hernandez bravely gets his head on the ball as Cristian Romero completely misjudges it, flies in and takes the Frenchman out.
The Argentine then screams as he goes down.
At first it looked like he might be out to avoid the dismissal, but it seems like he could actually be hurt.
TOTTENHAM RED CARD!
Cristian Romero picks up a second booking.
74: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
Son Heung-min’s corner goes wide of the goal.
Sums up his night.
70: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
The red, black and white handkerchiefs are out as AC Milan fans belt out their version of the Argentina ‘Muchachos’ song.
And they were almost celebrating a goal as Rafael Leao rolled Romero before firing over the bar.
69: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
Substitution for Spurs.
Antonio Conte decides it’s time to roll the dice as Emerson Royal is replaced by Richarlison.
67: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
The game is opening up now.
A cross comes in from Spurs and it’s great athleticism from Harry Kane who gets his nose almost to the ground to head the ball agonisingly wide.
66: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
A combination of Rafael Leao and Brahim Diaz bundles the ball towards goal.,
It drops to Olivier Giroud in what looks like it could be the moment the home crowd dreads.
However the striker fires straight at Forster.
63: Tottenham 0 AC Milan 0
A bit better from Spurs as Son tries to take the initiative.
The ball deflects to Hojbjerg who takes a long time to get the shot away before firing at Maignan to tip over.
The Dane tries to gestures to the crowd to turn up the volume before the resulting corner is put wide off Harry Kane’s shoulder.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
