Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen: Spurs' woes worsen as Leverkusen secure well-deserved Wembley win
A blow by blow account of Tottenham's latest Wembley mishap
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham returned to Wembley for the first time since their 2-1 loss to Monaco in September, but Mauricio Pochettino's side once again tasted defeat at the national stadium, this time to Bayer Leverkusen.
The pair met two weeks ago in a 0-0 draw but Kevin Kampl's second-half goal put Tottenham's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages in real doubt.
Spurs now sit third in Group E on four points, two points and one place behind Bayer Leverkusen with only the top two teams progressing to the knockout phase.
Monaco top the group with eight points, while CSKA Moscow sit bottom on two.
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Wednesday night's Champions League results:
- Tottenham 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1
- FC Copenhagen 0 Leicester 0
- Monaco 3 CSKA 0
- Borussia Dortmd 1 Sporting Lisbon 0
- Legia Warsaw 3 Real Madrid 3
- FC Porto 1 Club Brugge 0
- Juventus 1 Lyon 1
- Sevilla 4 Dinamo Zagreb 0
55 mins: Pochettino was named on the shortlist for manager of the year earlier today - what can he do to turn this game in Tottenham's favour?
60 mins: Great run by Walker, right through the heart of the defence! his cross-shot goes inches wide, but he made up for losing the ball in his own box moments earlier.
61 mins: But right down the other end, Tottenham nearly gift Hernandez a goal! The Mexican has two bites of the cherry but still can't finish as Lloris does well to keep Spurs level.
63 mins: A powerful run from Sissoko but an awful shot at the end of it. He has not played well tonight.
64 mins: GOAL! TOTTENHAM 0 LEVERKUSEN 1 (KAMPL)
This has been coming for a long time. Kampl lays the ball off to Aranguiz whose shot is deflected straight back into the Slovenian's path and he simply slots past Lloris for his first goal of the season. How will Tottenham respond?
71 mins: Spurs haven't really responded yet. Pochettino is bringing on Georges-Kevin N'Koudou for Son as he looks to salvage something from this game.
78 mins: Davies is down injured for Spurs after a big block from Hernandez. Walker has had a terrible evening here. He is really not enjoying Leverkusen's high pressing game. The visitors look the more likely to score again here.
81 mins: Big chance for Spurs here. Dele Alli wins a free-kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the box...
82 mins: Off the crossbar! Dier with a stunning free-kick but it thuds the underside of the bar before being cleared by Leverkusen. Still life in this game yet!
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