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Werner Scores As Leipzig Beat Tottenham

By Daily Sports on February 20, 2020

Tottenham need another Champions League escape act to reach the quarterfinals after Timo Werner's penalty earned RB Leipzig a deserved 1-0 last 16, first leg win in London.

Spurs captain Hugo Lloris kept his side in the tie with a string of important saves, but last season's finalists face a huge task to turn the tie around in Germany on March 10.

Without the firepower of the injured Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, Giovani lo Celso's free-kick that struck the post was the closest Jose Mourinho's men came to scoring on the night.

Tottenham upset the odds to progress past Manchester City and Ajax in the knockout stages last season, but were lacking in ideas and energy compared to the Bundesliga contenders.

After receiving the news that Son could be sidelined for the rest of the season by a fractured right arm on the eve of the game, Mourinho compared his side's prospects for the rest of the season to hanging from a fourth-floor building by the balcony.

The hosts could easily have fallen flat on their face inside the first 90 seconds as Leipzig amazingly passed up four chances to open the scoring.

Patrik Schick flashed a shot wide from the edge of the box before Werner's effort was blocked and Lloris turned Angelino's driven shot onto the post.

Lloris then had to be alert again to deny Werner adding to his 25 goals this season from close range.

After weathering that early storm, Spurs went close to at the other end through Steven Bergwijn.

The Dutch international has enjoyed an impressive start to his Tottenham career and forced Peter Gulacsi into a smart save low to his left.

Leipzig are challenging Bayern Munich's grip on the German title this season and the visitors were not overawed by the stage in their first ever Champions League knockout tie. (SuperSport)

•PHOTO: Leipzig players

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 20, 2020