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da dobrowin： Tottenham Hotspur secured the first-leg Champions League quarter-final win they would have been desperate for after Son Heung-Min’s late goal saw them beat Manchester City 1-0 in north London on Tuesday night.
Spurs welcomed the Premier League champions to the capital in a much-anticipated European tie, and they certainly had Hugo Lloris to thank for keeping the scoreline level early on as he saved Sergio Aguero’s penalty.
With the game seemingly heading for a goalless draw, Son then stepped up to the plate with a neat finish on a special night in Tottenham’s new stadium, but the victory wasn’t without its negatives.
Harry Kane injury
Let’s start with the obvious one.
The England captain launched into a needless tackle with City’s Fabian Delph on the touchline in the second half and instantly reached for his ankle, limping down the tunnel and never returning.
Mauricio Pochettino suggested post-match that the news wasn’t good and with Spurs chasing a top-four finish in the Premier League and looking to advance through to the semi-finals of the Champions League, this is the last news they needed.
Not a big enough advantage
Without Kane next week in the return leg Tottenham ideally needed a bigger advantage against a City side that are so strong at home, but they didn’t get it.
At least they do have one, but it is difficult to see 1-0 being enough against Pep Guardiola’s men given they boast the likes of Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane – to name but a few – in their attack.
The last time Spurs visited the Etihad in 2017 they were beaten 4-1, and they will have to perform much better than that if they want to get the result they need to progress to the last four of Europe’s elite club competition.
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They may have got the victory, but they have still left themselves with an uphill task.
Eriksen and Alli must improve
If Kane is to miss the rest of the season, then Pochettino and Tottenham need these two to really be at their best in the next few weeks.
Yes they had their fair share of neat touches here and there on Tuesday, but Dele Alli only put in a performance where he almost got things right.
That can’t be the case next week at the Etihad or in the Premier League, and it is the same story for Christian Eriksen.
The Dane may have provided the assist for Son’s goal, produced some decent passes and got through a lot of running, but he also wasted a lot of opportunities when in possession and didn’t have that sharpness when in space on other occasions.
A big improvement from the duo is a necessity if Tottenham are to achieve their goals this term.