Tottenham 1-1 Sporting Lisbon: Antonio Conte furious as VAR rules out late winner

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Antonio Conte is sent disconnected successful Tottenham's crippled against Sporting Lisbon

From dancing connected the touchline to shouting successful despair, the extremity of Tottenham's Champions League crippled with Sporting Lisbon was emotionally charged for brag Antonio Conte.

But the celebrations were halted arsenic the referee consulted the video adjunct referee and, aft a lengthy wait, the extremity was ruled retired for offside.

A furious Conte was sent disconnected arsenic helium reacted. Instead of winning 2-1, Spurs drew 1-1.

It could beryllium a immense infinitesimal successful Tottenham's Champions League run - they indispensable present spell to Marseille adjacent week and debar decision if they are to progress.

"This determination creates a large damage, I anticipation the nine understands this," said a fuming Conte aft the game. "I deliberation the nine has to beryllium strong. I repetition that this concern creates a large damage."

'A fewer of america haven't a hint what happened'

Harry Kane's precocious onslaught is ruled retired by VAR

The infinitesimal of contention came successful the 95th infinitesimal arsenic Kane prodded location aft Emerson Royal had headed the shot into his path, via a deflection disconnected a defender.

However, VAR determined that Kane was successful an offside presumption erstwhile the shot was played to him and, contempt the protestations from respective Spurs players, on-field referee Danny Makkelie would not beryllium dissuaded from lasting by that decision.

"I deliberation you tin spot from the celebrations we thought we won it. I don't truly cognize what happened astatine the end," Tottenham defender Matt Doherty to BT Sport.

"I thought due to the fact that it went backwards and deed a defender it was a antithetic signifier of play. I'll person to look astatine the regularisation book. A fewer of america don't person a hint what happened."

'I don't spot honesty successful this situation'

The determination volition person been each the much frustrating for Conte fixed that it came conscionable a fewer days aft Tottenham were connected incorrect extremity of different arguable VAR decision.

On Sunday, Spurs' opponents Newcastle had their opening extremity awarded aft a lengthy VAR cheque earlier going connected to triumph 2-1.

On that occasion, Conte declined to remark astir VAR, alternatively directing a connection to the club's committee arsenic helium called for money, clip and patience to crook Tottenham into a genuinely competitory side.

But aft Wednesday's game, helium could not clasp successful his feelings connected the subject.

"I would similar to spot if you tin instrumentality this benignant of determination with a apical squad successful an important game," helium said. "I would similar to spot if VAR is truthful brave to instrumentality this decision.

"The shot is successful beforehand of Kane. I'm atrocious but I'm truly upset due to the fact that you tin measure the situation. I don't spot honesty successful this benignant of situation. When I don't spot this, I go truly upset."

'VAR is dragging retired the earthy emotion of the game'

Former Blackburn and Chelsea striker Chris Sutton understood Conte's frustrations, but besides felt Tottenham should not person been successful a presumption wherever they were scrambling for a precocious winner.

"I get the unhappiness connected the determination due to the fact that the much I look astatine it, the much it looks onside," helium said connected BBC Radio 5 Live.

"But Spurs were truthful passive successful the archetypal fractional and truthful mode disconnected it. Had they started the crippled similar they played successful the 2nd half, this would person been truthful one-sided.

"It is simply a large infinitesimal due to the fact that they've got to spell to Marseille, which is simply a truly hostile place, and get a result. They are nether pressure."

Everton winger Andros Townsend, formerly of Spurs, added connected 5 Live: "The bottommost enactment for me, whether it's offside oregon onside is irrelevant. I don't similar VAR for this reason, arsenic a shot fan, you're sidesplitting the earthy emotion of the game.

"You've seen Conte moving connected the pitch, injured players are moving connected the pitch. Harry Kane has gone mad, the fans person gone mad. And past 10 minutes aboriginal the extremity gets disallowed. This is not what shot is about. Football is astir earthy emotion.

"Slowly VAR is dragging retired the earthy emotion of the crippled we love."

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