UCL: Tottenham vs Inter 1-0 FT, as Eriksen's late goal stuns the nerazzurri
MATCH PREVIEW:
- Tottenham have won both of their previous home matches against Internazionale, 3-1 in the 2010-11 Champions League, and 3-0 in the 2012-13 Europa League.
- Inter have never kept a clean sheet in their five previous meetings with Spurs in all comps, though they’ve only failed to score once (W3 D0 L2).
- The home side has won all five previous meetings between Tottenham and Inter Milan (2 for Tottenham, 3 for Inter).
- This will be Inter Milan’s first competitive match at Wembley Stadium. Italian sides have won four of their five visits to the ground (Milan v Benfica 1963 European Cup final, Parma v Royal Antwerp 1993 Cup Winners’ Cup final, Fiorentina v Arsenal 1999-00 Champions League and Juventus v Spurs 2017-18 Champions League).
- Defeat for Tottenham will see them eliminated from the Champions League. They’ve lost two of their last three home games in the competition.
- Six of Tottenham’s seven Champions League goals this season have been scored in the second half of games.
- Three of Inter’s five Champions League goals this season have been scored in the 85th minute or later, including both against Tottenham on matchday one.
- If Inter avoid defeat they’ll be in the knockout stages of the Champions League. - They’ve only gone out at the group stages in one of their previous 11 campaigns in the competition (2003-04).
- Tottenham’s Harry Kane has scored 13 goals and assisted a further two in his 14 Champions League appearances. He’s scored 26% of Tottenham’s total goals in the competition (13/50).
- Inter’s Mauro Icardi has scored in five of his last six matches in European competition (5 goals in total), including in three of his four Champions League matches.
- Son Heung-min has played more Champions League games than any other Tottenham player (17). He’s not scored in his last four games in the competition – he’s never gone five in a row without a goal for Spurs.
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