2-1 v Olympique Marseille - 1 November 2022 - Away

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  • Mbemba
    45+2'
Facts & Milestones
  • 7528th overall match (3614 wins, 1640 draws, 2261 losses)

  • 5917th competitive match (2691 wins, 1369 draws, 1857 losses)

  • team

    3rd match vs Olympique Marseille (2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss)

  • competition

    53rd Champions League match (24 wins, 11 draws, 18 losses)

  • 22nd match in France (11 wins, 8 draws, 3 losses)

  • 2nd match at Vélodrome (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss)

  • Clément Lenglet
    Clément Lenglet: First Goal
  • There were 4 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Against STATS For
16 Attempts 7
4 Attempts on Target 3
1.4 xG 0.6
64% Possession 36%
825 Touches 536
624 Passes Completed 332
730 Passes Attempted 417
85.5% Pass Completion 79.6%
36 Crosses 12
17 Throw-ins 15
9 Corners 3
9 Tackles 10
3 Blocks 9
10 Interceptions 14
1 Saves 3
9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
3 Offsides 3
Report

Tottenham went through to the Champions League last 16 as Group D winners after scoring in stoppage time to beat Marseille on a dramatic, frantic evening in France.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg struck in the 95th minute to secure Tottenham's progress to the last 16 on a night when they were once heading out of the competition.

Spurs needed a draw to qualify for the knockout stage but Marseille took the lead through defender Chancel Mbemba on the stroke of half-time.

That meant Spurs dropped to third in the group - heading into the Europa League - before Clement Lenglet equalised early in the second half.

Tottenham were holding on desperately late on, but as Marseille pushed for the winner they needed to go through, they were caught on the break and Hojbjerg sealed victory for Spurs.

It was a dramatic evening as results throughout Group D had a bearing on Tottenham's progress in the competition and made for anxious viewing.

Sporting Lisbon's 2-1 home defeat by Frankfurt meant Spurs ultimately finished top, but at one point they dropped to third in the group - heading out of the competition - and their position changed six times during the match, with three different teams topping the table during the evening.

The stoppage-time winner by Hojbjerg also saw Marseille finish bottom of the group, meaning they missed out on a place in the Europa League as well as failing to progress to the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Tottenham were under pressure for large spells - former Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez and Jordan Veretout were both denied for Marseille before Spurs improved in the second half.

Harry Kane was inches from getting on the end of a cross to make it 1-1 just after half-time, before Lenglet capitalised on Spurs' improvement with a clever header from Ivan Perisic's free-kick.

Tottenham striker Kane later had a goal disallowed when he was clearly offside, before Hojbjerg fired the ball against the crossbar.

The drama continued as Marseille had a glorious chance to make it 2-1 with less than 10 minutes remaining when Sanchez's shot was crucially blocked by Perisic from close range before ex-Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac headed wide while unmarked.

But Tottenham managed to cling on and Kane held the ball up in the dying seconds before sliding it through for Hojbjerg to find the back of the net and silence a wild crowd in Marseille.

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