Self-belief serves Sporting well in late, great victory over Spurs

Spurs looked set for another hard-fought draw, even though they failed to score for the first time this season, until a dramatic finale that was out of keeping with the preceding 89 minutes.

FALLEN HERO: Sporting’s Paulinho celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal in the Champions League Group D win over Tottenham Hotspur at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon. Picture: Octavio Passos/Getty Images

SPORTING CLUBE DE PORTUGAL 2 (Paulinho 89, Arthur Gomes 90+1) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 

Tottenham crashed to their first defeat of the season as two goals in the final minutes of an otherwise humdrum game gave Sporting a memorable victory and increased their lead at the top of Group D.