Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: Spurs fizz with energy and finally cut loose in attack to see off 10-man visitors and offer beleaguered Thomas Frank lifeline
Not the smelling salts of an exhilarating first-half display of attacking freedom against the second-best team in Germany. Spurs will have to pick up this performance and transplant it into the Premier League, starting at Burnley on Saturday. The second Spurs goal summed up the first half. Two half-time changes by Niko Kovac improved Dortmund and Spurs lost the impetus they had after the restart. Frank, an unobtrusive figure in the first 45 minutes, tried to cajole and bring them back to the boil.
Source: Metro January 20, 2026 22:38 UTC
