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Dominic Solanke’s response
I’d have most well-liked it to be a bit cleaner however a objective’s a objective! I received to get pleasure from watching go in in gradual movement. It’s been a very long time so to be again out right here and get the win, it meant the world.
The Champions League is the largest membership competitors on the earth, so to get my first objective in it… that’s one thing you dream about on a regular basis.
We’ve carried out fairly properly within the Champions League. We all know we haven’t been adequate within the Premier League however one thing like this may give us an additional increase to go on and enhance.
After we’re all collectively – gamers, employees, followers – that’s key. We’ve received fairly a couple of video games arising so we have to prepare.
Spurs are fourth within the Champions League, and maintaining some fairly good firm.
Full time: Spurs 2-0 Dortmund
Spurs’ spectacular Champions League marketing campaign continues with a cushty victory over 10-man Dortmund. Xavi Simons had most likely his greatest sport for the membership, inspiring a superb first-half efficiency from Spurs each earlier than and after Daniel Svensson’s purple card.
Cristiano Romero and Dominic Solanke put Spurs 2-0 up on the break. And although the second half was extra even, Dortmund by no means actually threatened to get again into the sport.
90+4 min Chukwuemeka tries his luck from 25 yards. Excessive, large and hopeless.
90+2 min Spurs break three on one from a Dortmund nook. Simons performs a superbly weighted ball by means of to Porro, who farts round inexplicably and permits Can to get again. Finally Porro loses the ball and his footing on the identical time.
90+1 min Vicario makes his first save of the evening. It’s a fairly good one, too: he leaps to fingertip Schlotterbeck’s header over the bar.
90 min 5 minutes of added time.
88 min Spurs have gained solely two of their 11 house video games within the Premier League. Within the Champions League, against this, they’ve been excellent: 1-0, 4-0, 3-0 and now 2-0*.
86 min Ryerson is booked for a poor sort out on Grey. Romero expenses over to get entangled and shield his younger teammate. “It’s not like him,” deadpans Ally McCoist on commentary.
85 min Romero lets a go from Udogie run below his toes and behind for a nook. Ryerson whips it in, Schlotterbeck heads throughout objective – I believe he was going for objective – and the ball flashes previous everybody within the six-yard field.
84 min For all Dortmund’s second-half enchancment, Vicario nonetheless hasn’t had a save to make all evening.
82 min Spurs’ final sport is away to Eintracht Frankfurt per week tomorrow. We will’t say for positive at this stage however a attract that sport may be sufficient for them to complete within the high eight.
78 min: Likelihood for Spurs! Simons, who could by no means have performed higher for Spurs, slips one other superb by means of ball to launch Kolo Muani, whose shot from the sting of the realm is blocked by the left foot of Kobel.
77 min Kolo Muani surges into the realm and tries to twist away from the final man Anton. He stands his floor, Kolo Muani hits the deck and play continues.
76 min: Dortmund substitution Max Beier comes on for Yan Couto.
74 min Porro’s deep, outswinging nook is met by the unmarked Romero, whose header flies simply large. It appeared to brush both the submit or the fingertips of Kobel; both means, a goalkick was given.
74 min “I believe randomness might be the perfect rationalization for the wild disparity between Spurs home and continental outcomes, particularly as the opposite English groups don’t overperform in Europe,” writes Kári Tulinius. “That mentioned, my harebrained notion is that the dangerous vibes at Tottenham are having a galvanising impact on the gamers. They need out, so they offer their all on the largest stage, hoping to entice consumers.”
73 min Udogie finds Simons close to the penalty spot. He dances across the defence, away from objective, after which blasts a shot that’s turned around the close to submit by Kobel.
72 min It’s getting a bit edgy. If Dortmund make it 2-1, all bets are off.
71 min: Spurs substitution Randal Kolo Muani comes on for Dominic Solanke, who has put a shift in on his return to the beginning XI.
68 min Yan Couto’s cross bounces off the unsighted Fabio Silva and thru to Vicario. Spurs must be cautious; they’ve been a bit passive since half-time.
65 min: Double substitution for Dortmund Fabio Silva and Carney Chukwuemeka on, Karim Adeyemi and Felix Nmecha off.
63 min: Spurs substitution Jun’Ai Byfield, 17, comes on for his Tottenham Hotspur debut. Lucas Bergvall walks gingerly from the sphere.
62 min Anton shoots large from 25 yards after a half respectable Dortmund assault. They’ve been significantly better within the second half.
61 min “I’ve been a Spurs fan for about 50 years and I’m having loads of hassle understanding what’s occurring on the membership proper now,” says Jim Denvir. “Why are the performances within the Champions League so significantly better than in home competitions? Is it all the way down to expectations? Environment on the floor? Any concepts?”
Off the highest of my outsized head, that is all I’ve received.
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A few of their opponents are weaker.
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Generally these illogical tendencies perpetuate themselves – for instance, when a dreadful Man Utd facet gained the FA Cup in 1989-90, they performed each match away from Outdated Trafford. However within the league their away type was largely abysmal.
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Soccer is a humorous outdated sport.
60 min It’s hosing down on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium now. Dortmund’s followers are nonetheless making a lot of the noise.
It seems like Lucas Bergvall could have to return off by means of damage. Spurs are with out nearly a complete matchday squad of senior gamers.
59 min Solanke by accident stands on the foot of Schlotterbeck, who goes down and wishes a little bit of remedy.
57 min “It may be the ultimate straw for Spurs followers,” writes Sean Orlowicz, “if the board backs Frank on the premise of his European performances.”
Arf. I do know you’re joking, however think about such a factor!
54 min Simons grimaces after capturing over from 25 yards. He set himself up properly by strolling previous the opposite No7, Jobe Bellingham, however then received below his shot.
53 min A reminder you could comply with all the opposite Champions League motion, together with Internazionale v Arsenal and Kylian Mbappe v Monaco, with Will Unwin Esq.
52 min A Dortmund objective would enliven the night, notably for college students of grown males soili the human situation. They’ve been higher because the break however Spurs stay in management.
50 min Ryerson curls the free-kick a couple of yards large of the left-hand submit. Vicario didn’t transfer. It appeared actually shut stay, not fairly as shut on the replay from behind the objective.
48 min Dortmund have began the second half properly and Nmecha has simply been fouled 20 yards from objective by Bergvall. It is a probability.
46 min Dortmund start the second half having made two substitutions: Emre Can and Julian Ryerson are on for Serhou Guirassy and Julian Brandt. File below injury limitation (or an impressed, counter-intuitive double change).
Half-time studying
Half time: Spurs 2-0 Dortmund
He’s getting backed within the morning. Okay, perhaps not, however that was an excellent half for Thomas Frank and Spurs. Cristian Romero put them in entrance with a striker’s end, Dortmund’s Daniel Svensson was despatched off and Dominic Solanke made it two with a defender’s end.
The purple card has the potential to be a purple herring: Spurs had been a lot the higher staff when it was 11 v 11.
45 min Three minutes of added time.
44 min Dortmund have had one contact within the Spurs penalty space. Humorous outdated sport.
42 min A marvellous piece of management from Porro results in a shot from Odobert that’s held to his proper by Kobel.
39 min Virtually a 3rd for Spurs. A cross is half cleared and breaks to Simons, who belts the bouncing ball into orbit.
The end was fortunate however the transfer was very good. Odobert performed a clean give-and-go with Porro earlier than sliding a first-time cross into the center. It was barely behind Solanke, who tried to flick the ball behind his standing left leg and into the web. As a substitute it hit his standing leg, rebounded again onto his proper ankle after which rolled slowly into the web. He performed a one-two with himself!
It’s Solanke’s first Champions League objective. And although the end was fortuitous, his motion was textbook.
GOAL! Spurs 2-0 Dortmund (Solanke 37)
Dominic Solanke, making his first begin of the season, places Spurs 2-0 up!
36 min Spence lashes a volley over the bar from the left facet of the realm. Spurs are properly on high and must be seeking to put this sport to mattress earlier than half-time. If it stays 1-0, Dortmund will certainly come into the match within the second half.
If Spurs can prolong their result in 3-0, towards 10 males, it’ll be sport o- oh.
34 min Dortmund have supplied little or no going ahead, with 10 males or 11. Thomas Frank have to be thrilled with Spurs’ efficiency – and exasperated that they haven’t performed like this extra usually this season.