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
93 mins: N'Koudou breaks down the left but his cross is too high for Sissoko. Time running out.
Full time: TOTTENHAM 0 LEVERKUSEN 1
Spurs face an uphill battle to qualify now as they sit in third in the group, two points behind Leverkusen and four behind top-placed Monaco.
Full time: COPENHAGEN 0 LEICESTER 0
Leicester are all-but qualified for the Round of 16 as they become the only team left in the competition who are yet to concede a goal in the Champions League this season.
That's all for tonight, readers.
Tottenham are now going to really struggle to qualify for the next round, but they're not out of it yet. They must win their next two games to have any chance of slipping though.
Leicester, on the other hand, are loving life at the top of Group G. Easy, this Champions League isn't it?
Goodnight.
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