A crazy three-minute spell saw Spurs knocked out of the Champions League as Juve drew on a groundswell of history and belief to assert their dominance

But for 12 minutes Tottenham Hotspur were better than Juventus across two legs in the Champions League last 16. That doesn’t matter. They dominated the ball, had the perennial Italian champions on the back foot and it looked inevitable that they would knock them out. That doesn’t matter.

In those crucial moments, a team like Juve have the resilience, the fortitude and the brilliance in their ranks to turn matches and ties on their heads and defy logic.

by Barack Dodoo