Champions League: Red Star fans defy UEFA ban to watch Spurs game

Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur registered their biggest win of the season and their first in the Champions League beating Red Star Belgrade 5-0 on Tuesday. Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min scored two goals, while Eric Lamela scored one goal to hand their side the victory. Although the players enjoyed their victory, the match was marred by controversy after several Red Star Belgrade fans defied a UEFA ban to attend the Champions League Group B tie.

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Champions League: Red Star fans banned from watching the match

Red Star fans were barred from watching their team's clash in North London as punishment for racism by some of their fans during a Champions League qualifier match against HJK Helsinki. Despite the ban imposed on them, they made their presence felt in the upper-tier.

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Champions League: Spurs to take action following ticket sales

Speaking to a leading English publication, a Tottenham spokesman said that Red Star supporters illegally obtained individual tickets on Level 5 and made their way around to one section of the stadium in order to congregate as a group. He said that stewards and police contained the group as it was too large a number to eject.

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While things are not clear as to how the visiting fans got their hands on match tickets, the spokesperson added that the club will take the strongest possible action against any individual found to have sold their tickets. Tottenham have launched a full investigation to understand how tickets have been acquired by visiting fans.

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A UEFA spokesman said they would await reports before deciding on any action to be taken. Earlier, while speaking in the pre-match press conference on Monday, Red Star coach Vladan Milojevic said he was upset his side would not have any supporters inside the stadium.