Tottenham 0-0 AC Milan (0-1 on agg): Spurs out of Champions League after shutout

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Last updated connected 1 infinitesimal ago.From the conception European Football

Tottenham's Harry Kane watches a header alert wide against AC Milan

Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League run ended successful bitterly disappointing manner arsenic they failed to overturn a first-leg shortage successful the past 16 against AC Milan.

Spurs paid the terms for different passive commencement that allowed Milan to settee into their task - the misery implicit erstwhile defender Cristian Romero was sent disconnected precocious connected aft receiving a 2nd yellowish paper for a chaotic precocious situation connected Theo Hernandez.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg tested AC Milan keeper Mike Maignan with a almighty second-half changeable and Harry Kane headed wide, but Spurs failed to equine immoderate sustained unit connected the Italian defence.

A precocious Kane header was brilliantly kept retired by Maignan earlier Divock Origi struck the station for the visitors arsenic Spurs went retired tamely, their play present resting connected the conflict for a top-four spot successful the Premier League.

Spurs simply not bully enough

Spurs fans reacted angrily arsenic their Champions League run came to a decision and their discontent was understandable aft specified a dismal performance.

The deficiency of urgency that has marked truthful overmuch of their play has ne'er been much stark than successful the archetypal 45 minutes erstwhile Spurs played arsenic if they were hardly alert they needed to people to support their ambitions alive.

Manager Antonio Conte returned to the method country aft recuperating from gallbladder country but this did not spare him the wrath of the Spurs enactment mystified by specified a blimpish approach.

Kane astir rescued Spurs and sent the crippled into other clip with that precocious header, but for astir of the nighttime helium was starved of meaningful work successful a broadside mostly devoid of creativity.

What this means for Conte's semipermanent aboriginal remains to beryllium seen, with increasing uncertainty surrounding his presumption and his declaration up astatine the extremity of the season.

Spurs present person lone that top-four spot to combat for, and connected this signifier you would not backmost them to execute it. They person scrambled done overmuch of this play contempt indifferent signifier but determination was to beryllium nary reprieve present - and they did not merit one.

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Tottenham Hotspur

Squad number20Player nameForster
Squad number17Player nameRomero
Squad number34Player nameLenglet
Squad number33Player nameDavies
Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
Squad number4Player nameSkipp
Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Squad number14Player namePerisic
Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min
Squad number10Player nameKane

Squad number6Player nameD Sánchez
Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
Squad number23Player namePorro

AC Milan

Squad number16Player nameMaignan
Squad number20Player nameKalulu
Squad number28Player nameThiaw
Squad number23Player nameTomori
Squad number30Player nameJunior Messias
Squad number33Player nameKrunic
Squad number8Player nameTonali
Squad number19Player nameHernández
Squad number10Player nameDíaz
Squad number17Player nameRafael Leão
Squad number9Player nameGiroud

Squad number4Player nameBennacer
Squad number12Player nameRebic
Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Squad number56Player nameSaelemaekers

Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 3-4-2-1

20Forster
17RomeroBooked astatine 78mins
34LengletBooked astatine 21mins
33Davies
12Emerson RoyalSubstituted forRicharlisonat 70'minutes
4SkippBooked astatine 90mins
5Højbjerg
14PerisicSubstituted forPorroat 53'minutes
21KulusevskiSubstituted forD Sánchezat 83'minutes
7Son Heung-min
10Kane

Substitutes

6D Sánchez
9Richarlison
16Danjuma
23Porro
25Tanganga
27Lucas Moura
29Sarr
40Austin
41Whiteman
45Devine

AC Milan

Formation 3-4-2-1

16Maignan
20Kalulu
28ThiawBooked astatine 90mins
23Tomori
30MessiasSubstituted forSaelemaekersat 56'minutes
33Krunic
8Tonali
19Hernández
10DíazSubstituted forBennacerat 81'minutes
17Rafael LeãoSubstituted forRebicat 89'minutes
9GiroudSubstituted forOrigiat 81'minutes

Substitutes

2Calabria
4Bennacer
5Ballo-Touré
12Rebic
24Kjaer
25Florenzi
27Origi
32Pobega
46Gabbia
56Saelemaekers
83Mirante
90De Ketelaere

Live Text

Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, AC Milan 0.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, AC Milan 0.
Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
Divock Origi (AC Milan) hits the close station with a near footed changeable from the centre of the box. Assisted by Theo Hernández pursuing a accelerated break.
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (AC Milan) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.