There was the obligatory pre-match footage of Lucas Moura’s winner at Ajax and then the declaration on the big screen at Tottenham’s magnificent stadium, one that is built to stage these kind of Champions League nights. “We’re back.”
For so long, it appeared that the grand return after a two-season absence would fall flat, even when Marseille were reduced to ten men in the 47th minute following Chancel Mbemba’s last-man foul on Son Heung-min. It was a dreadful misjudgment by the former Newcastle centre-half.
Written by David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/07/tottenham-marseille-champions-league-group-d-match-report under the title “Richarlison’s first Tottenham goals punish Marseille for Mbemba’s red card”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
