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Chris WrightToe Poke writer
Tottenham Hotspur successfully made it done to the knockout signifier of the Champions League for the archetypal clip successful 3 years aft a last-ditch comeback against Marseille saw them travel retired connected apical of Group D successful a frenetic finale.
The results of the group's erstwhile 10 matches meant that virtually each 4 teams successful Group D could inactive suffice for the circular 16 oregon beryllium eliminated from the contention astatine the commencement of Tuesday's games. As the nighttime progressed, 3 of the 4 clubs progressive went apical of the radical implicit the people of 90 oregon truthful bewildering minutes.
To suggest that Group D was delicately poised heading into the last circular of fixtures is thing of an understatement, with conscionable 2 points separating apical and bottom. Spurs began the evening top, starring second-placed Sporting CP by a azygous constituent with the Portuguese broadside successful crook starring third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt connected their head-to-head grounds alone.
Marseille began proceedings astatine the ft of the heap but knew that triumph implicit Spurs, coupled with favourable results elsewhere, could inactive spot them extremity up arsenic radical winners, ensuring they would debar astir of the strongest teams near successful the contention successful the gully for the circular of 16. Conversely, a solitary constituent for Antonio Conte's broadside would person seen them spell through, nary substance what happened successful Lisbon.
Six goals were scored arsenic the pb changed hands repeatedly and each 4 competing clubs recovered themselves successful the apical 2 with their hands connected a Champions League knockout qualification berth astatine immoderate stage.
Here's a timeline of each the goals scored during the 2 games and precisely however they changed the complexion of the Group D array arsenic it stood.
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39': Arthur Gomes (SPORTING 1-0 Frankfurt)
Group D: Arthur Gomes puts Sporting CP top!#UCL pic.twitter.com/MDZdZCBbZ0
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 1, 2022Gomes puts Sporting up and sends his broadside leapfrogging to the apical of Group D with the archetypal extremity of the night. Tottenham descend to 2nd arsenic a nonstop result.
45'+2: Chancel Mbemba (MARSEILLE 1-0 Tottenham)
MBEMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) November 1, 2022Things proceed to descent for Spurs arsenic erstwhile Newcastle centre-back Mbemba puts Marseille up astatine the Stade Velodrome successful first-half wounded time. The extremity catapults the French broadside up into 2nd spot down Sporting portion Spurs tumble down to 3rd (the Europa League qualification spot.) At the interruption it's Sporting and Marseille going done with Spurs and Frankfurt heading out.
54': Clement Lenglet (Marseille 1-1 TOTTENHAM)
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 1, 2022Tottenham instrumentality little than 10 minutes aft the restart to reconstruct parity successful France done full-back Clement Lenglet connected his 50th Champions League appearance. The defender's headed extremity boosts Spurs backmost up into 2nd spot down Sporting, who are inactive starring against Frankfurt for the clip being. Meanwhile, Marseille driblet to the third.
62': Daichi Kamada (Sporting 1-1 FRANKFURT)
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) November 1, 2022Kamada hauls Frankfurt backmost into the reckoning from the punishment spot with a extremity that ousts Sporting from the acme of the Group D array and, arsenic a nonstop consequence, allows Tottenham to reclaim the apical spot.
72': Randal Kolo Muani (Sporting 1-2 FRANKFURT)
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⏰ 77. | #UCL | #SCPSGE 1:2 pic.twitter.com/ZEKURv6itj
Frankfurt people a 2nd extremity successful the abstraction of 10 frantic minutes successful Lisbon to propel themselves close to the apical of Group D, supra Tottenham successful 2nd spot and Marseille successful third. After falling down for the archetypal clip connected the night, Sporting are shunted to the bottommost of the array having been apical 11 minutes earlier.
90'+5: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille 1-2 TOTTENHAM)
Kane plays successful Hojbjerg who rifles it home!
WE'VE WON THE GROUP!!!
Cometh the hour, cometh the leader arsenic Kane orchestrates a breakaway and sets up up Hojbjerg to occurrence a onslaught successful disconnected the acold station and spot Tottenham surge backmost from the brink to decorativeness apical of Group D. Meanwhile, Frankfurt enactment the seal connected their simultaneous comeback triumph to decorativeness 2nd arsenic mediocre aged Sporting lavation up successful 3rd place, 1 constituent supra Marseille.
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Spurs celebrated wildly arsenic the last whistle sounded astatine the Stade Velodrome, having dramatically booked themselves a spot successful the Champions League circular of 16 conscionable fractional an hr aft they were staring elimination quadrate successful the face.
BANG 🎇 pic.twitter.com/wiG8JKeN5C
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 1, 2022The nine heralded their harmless transition done to the adjacent signifier with a pointed tweet of a azygous connection and an emoji, successful notation to the impromptu pyrotechnic displays conducted straight extracurricular their squad edifice by mischievous Marseille fans astatine 1.30 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. connected the nighttime earlier the game.
GO ON HARRY LAD 🕺🏽 pic.twitter.com/AId5drnOt2
— Lilywhite Rose (@Lilywhite_Rose) November 1, 2022Spurs striker Kane allowed himself a small triumph creation successful the dressing room.
— The Spurs Web (@thespursweb) November 1, 2022Antonio Conte was forced to ticker the play unfold from the stands aft receiving a reddish paper for a VAR-related outburst past clip retired against Sporting. Still, that didn't forestall the animated Italian manager from heralding his team's fantastic fightback arsenic helium cheered and pumped his fists up successful the terraces.
A topsy-turvy nighttime that Conte volition ne'er hide and rather the mode to people his one-year day successful complaint of Tottenham.
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