No justification in branding Spurs bottlers

It was a theme picked up on by Hugo Lloris, who is one of the most experienced Spurs player at this level, mostly from his time with Lyon.

Even though Lloris has less than half of Gianluigi Buffon’s 115 Champions League appearances, he knows you cannot afford to make mistakes at this level, as defenders Davinson Sanchez and Ben Davies made costly individual errors.

“The game turned in a few minutes. We were up against one of the biggest teams in Europe and the performance was good, but sometimes football can be a bit cruel.