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Tottenham vs Barcelona – Champions League as it happened: Lionel Messi leads Barcelona to victory

Look back at the action from Wembley

Michael Jones
Wednesday 03 October 2018 20:30 BST
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Spurs v Barcelona: Champions League match preview

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Lionel Messi tormented Tottenhamas Barcelona inflicted a Champions League blow on their hosts with a 4-2 victory at Wembley.

Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs were rocked by stunning goals from Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic and two from the irrepressible Messi.

Harry Kane, and then Erik Lamela, briefly gave the hosts a chance of taking something from the match by cutting the deficit to one goal.


When is it?

Tottenham vs Barcelona is on Wednesday 4 October.

What time is kick off?

The match begins at 20:00 BST at Wembley.

Where can I watch it?

BT Sport will be shown live on BT Sport 2 and is available to watch online to BT Sport customers.

Odds

Tottenham to win: 11/4

Barcelona to win: Evens

Draw: 13/5

Napoli 1 - 0 Liverpool

Napoli nick the match in the last minute, Liverpool have played poorly and have been punished harshly. They looked as though they had settled for a point and Insigne put the ball in the back of the net to make it a terrible night in Italy for the Reds

Michael Jones3 October 2018 21:58

Elsewhere in the Champions League:

PSG 6 - 1 Red Star Belgrade

Lokomotiv Moscow 0 - 1 Schalke

 Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Club Brugge

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Monaco

 PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Inter Milan

 FC Porto 1 - 0 Galatasaray

Michael Jones3 October 2018 22:03

Tottenham are struggling in Group B now. Both Barcelona and Inter Milan have moved onto 6 points apiece with Spurs on 0. Their next match against PSV Eindhoven is now a crucial one, anything less than three points could effectively put their Champions League campaign to an early end. 

Michael Jones3 October 2018 22:07

As for Liverpool they drop down into second in Group C as Napoli move into first place. They didn't play well tonight and they got what they deserved. A relatively easy match against Red Star Belgrade awaits them next and they'll be looking to put this defeat behind them and get back to winning ways.   

Michael Jones3 October 2018 22:13
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