Two headers from the Brazilian striker gave Tottenham their first victory in the Champions League. The Marseillais were left with ten and frustrated their great first half.
In the absence of Kane, there will always be Richarlison. The Brazilian nine scored with a header in the 76th minute and the 81st minute and gave Tottenham Hotspur their first victory in this Champions League, which had started very hesitantly against Olympique de Marseille.
The French played them one-on-one, creeping around the goal, but Mbemba's expulsion at the beginning of the second half left them without options. Kane could open the scoring, although he missed twice, and Richarlison was in charge of closing the match 2-0.
A special match for the Spurs, who returned to the Champions League two years later and did so in their brand new stadium, inaugurated in 2019 but still eager for great European nights.
This is how the boisterous Marseilles fans found him, who filled one of the corners of the Tottenham Stadium, with more than 62,000 spectators in its stands, many of them overwhelmed by the first minutes of Marseille, who dared to discuss the possession of the local team.
The Spurs, however, arrived with more danger in the area of the Spanish goalkeeper, Pau Lopez, and Harry Kane linked two good chances that came to nothing due to his lack of aim. But Son kept shooting diagonals, challenging Igor Tudor's defense, and as soon as the second half began, he won the race against Mbemba, who was forced to drop the speedy South Korean winger before he was left alone in front of the goal.
The referee, Slavko Vinci, had no doubts and issued a direct red card to the Olympique defender, who was left with ten men with 45 minutes remaining.
A world for the Marseillais and for Conte, who put in Kulusevski and, after a scare from Luis Suárez on the other shore, ended up finding the way with two 'hammer blows' from Richarlison in the 76th minute and in the 81st that gave the first 3 points in the group stage to this leathery Tottenham.
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