Facing the abyss, Tottenham find the winning formula

The goals came from the unlikely sources of Clement Lenglet soon into the second half and an injury-time Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg winner.

JOB DONE: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur after scoring their team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Olympique Marseille and Tottenham Hotspur at Orange Velodrome on November 01, 2022 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Comeback kings Tottenham defied the odds again by turning this match around to avoid an early ignominious European exit and ultimately topping their group going into the last 16 of Europe’s elite club competition.

Manager Antonio Conte watched helplessly from the stands as his side, needing only to avoid defeat to progress, were out played in an embarrassingly one-sided first half which ended with former Newcastle United defender Chancel Mbemba heading the unfancied French side into a deserved lead.