After wasting several chances in the opening minutes, Son Heung Min gave Spurs a one nil lead before the break. However Juventus fought back to score two goals in three minutes through Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.
Meaning, just as Tottenham’s excellent title challenges suffer inexplicable derailments at crucial moments, so a Champions League tie that looked to be well in hand, suddenly reared up and savaged them.
From the quarter-finals to the ranks of the also rans took all of two minutes and 49 seconds and this time there was no heroic fightback. Tottenham were looking good, 1-0 up on the night, 3-2 ahead on aggregate, Son Heung-min had scored his 14th Wembley goal this season – of 16, in total – and all was right in the world.
Then it all went a little, as the saying goes, Spursy. Juventus, having barely threatened all night aside from a travesty of a rejected penalty, scored an equaliser. Tottenham were still progressing on away goals, though. All they had to do was stay calm and – oh, Juventus scored again. Suddenly a familiar feeling of dread descended.
Elsewhere Manchester City eased to the last eight despite losing 2-1 to Basel at Etihad, their first home defeat since 2016.
-Dailymail