Tottenham suffer first-leg setback in lacklustre loss to AC MilanBy Jonathan Veal, PA, MilanTottenham will have to do things the hard way if they want to progress in the Champions League after they lost 1-0 at AC Milan in the first leg of their last-16 tie. It was an insipid display at San Siro by Antonio Conte’s side and they were unable to recover from Brahim Diaz’s early opener. It was the travelling Tottenham fans who were left feeling betrayed by an all-too familiar pedestrian and passive start from their side. Spurs could not make any headway and instead it was the hosts who finished the game looking for a killer second. Perisic had to make a last-ditch clearance from Charles De Ketelaere’s goalbound header and then Thiaw was in acres of space from Rafael Leao’s cross but put his header wide from six yards.

Source: Irish Independent February 15, 2023 04:14 UTC