Published 18:51 IST, April 9th 2020
Tottenham pulls off famous Champions League win vs Man City on Apr 9, 2019; watch video
Let's have a look at the Tottenham vs Manchester City Champions League first-leg clash which happened exactly a year ago as Lloris stepped up for Spurs.
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Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were one of best teams in Europe in 2018-19 season. Premier League's 'Men in Blue" army were merciless on pitch. Manchester City made a stunning comeback that season to deny Liverpool ir first Premier League trophy in almost 29 years. However, Pep Guardiola yet again failed in his quest to win a Champions League trophy with Manchester City and in that season, Tottenham Hotspur poured water on ir hopes despite being underdogs.
Let's have a look at Tottenham vs Manchester City Champions League first-leg clash which happened on April 9, 2019, marking a year to day of match.
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Tottenham vs Man City Champions League 2019 match: Lloris penalty save deflates Man City
Man City started as favourites in game as Tottenham were expected to be dominated in ir own backyard. However, match completely slipped out of Pep Guardiola's hands. Spurs captain Hugo Lloris stepped up as hero of match as he denied an early Sergio Aguero penalty. Lloris penalty save was most crucial moment for Spurs in game. Tottenham were left without ir key man Harry Kane as he picked up an injury while initiating a tackle on Man City's Fabian Delph.
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Son Heung-Min lifted home crowd up with joy with his 78th-minute goal. That was only goal of match and what followed next was thing but magical for Tottenham and Mauricio Pochetti. Tottenham cruised past Man City (4-4 on aggregate) and reached semi-finals of competition. y next faced Ajax in which y made a historic comeback in second leg (3-3 on aggregate) to reach ir first Champions League final in ir history. However, Tottenham lost to Liverpool in finals (2-0).
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Tottenham vs Man City Champions League: Watch
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18:50 IST, April 9th 2020