Overview
- Atletico surged 4-0 ahead inside 22 minutes as Tottenham committed three glaring errors, including two by 22-year-old Antonin Kinsky, who was substituted in the 17th minute for Guglielmo Vicario.
- Julian Álvarez scored twice for Diego Simeone’s side, with Marcos Llorente, Antoine Griezmann and Robin Le Normand also on target; Pedro Porro and substitute Dominic Solanke replied for Spurs.
- Tudor’s decision to start Kinsky over first-choice Guglielmo Vicario was widely labeled a costly misjudgment, intensifying scrutiny of the interim coach after four defeats from four in charge and a league position of 16th.
- Reports from the stadium described sections of the away support leaving during the first-half collapse as frustration over selection and form spilled over.
- The return leg is next week in London, with Tottenham first traveling to Liverpool in the Premier League; elsewhere Bayern beat Atalanta 6-1, Barcelona drew 1-1 at Newcastle via Lamine Yamal’s stoppage-time penalty, and Galatasaray defeated Liverpool 1-0.