So, as it turns out the new White Hart Lane Stadium was the only place to watch Champions League football in the campaign of 2018/19, as Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Manchester City to our home soil for the first leg of the Quarter-Final doubleheader.
Whilst hopes were high of a positive result, nobody was under any illusions as to how difficult a game it would be given Pep Guardiola’s sides quality and form this year.
With an early penalty wasted by the visitors, hopes of one of those days were boosted and a steady performance from Spurs got its reward with 12 minutes remaining in the game as Son Heung-Min popped up to make it a one goal game in the 78th minute and hand us advantage.
Now we wait for an update on Harry Kane, as concern is high of potential ligament damage.
Half time score in the tie 1-0.
Speaking to the BBC following the fulltime whistle as we hit the halfway stage of the game, manager Mauricio Pochettino said of our efforts.
“It was an unbelievable game. It was so tough. But it is still Manchester City and there is a second leg. We are happy as we showed great quality. The performance was good but there’s still 90 minutes to go. It was a really good game. We were all excited. It’s a quarter-final of the Champions League. The penalty save I think gave the belief to us. I think there were many positive things. In the spirit we played today, everything possible.”
As For Kane, he added.
“We need to check tomorrow but looks like it is the same ankle and similar injury. It is very sad and very disappointing. We are going to miss him – maybe for the rest of the season. It is a worry for us. We hope it is not a big issue. But there is not to much time to recover. He twisted his ankle so we will see how it reacts in a few hours. Fabian Delph was very disappointed but he didn’t realise Harry’s intention was not to tackle him. In the action, both were very strong. But both didn’t have the intention to make damage to another. That was why Fabian was trying to talk to him. Both were fighting for the ball.”