Christian Eriksen keeps Tottenham Hotspur alive with a late success

Tottenham Hotspur made Wednesday night what he had to do in the group stage of the Champions League against Internazionale. The match to win was decided by substitute Christian Eriksen in the final stages of the match. Due to the tight 1-0 win, the best English club, just like Inter, scores seven out of five points and second place is still totally open.

Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino made several changes to his home team for the win. duel with the Italian top club. Jan Vertonghen returned to the base, while Eriksen and Heung-Min Son were on the bench. To qualify for the next round of the Champions League, was to win the Spurs while a defeat would amount to an elimination. The local team took the initiative of this match and was close to the goal of opening via Harry Winks in the first period. In the 38th minute, he attempted the shot with a long shot and prevented Internazionale from taking the helm.

Tottenham showed in the first half that he believed in victory and that after half-time the search for the first goal continued. Harry Kane made beautiful duels with Stefan de Vrij. Whenever the English international was cleared of the Dutch defender, he met Samir Handanovic. While there were twenty minutes left, Pochettino caught up with Eriksen and brought in Son at the beginning of the second period.

With fresh blood in the lines, Tottenham increased the pressure. Inter did not manage to keep the goal flawless in the last five meetings with Tottenham, and the Italians failed on Wednesday night. In the eightieth minute, Eriksen is busy with the only goal of the match. The Danish international got the ball in the penalty area played by Dele Alli and shot in an untenable match. In the absolute final phase, Internazionale was unable to do anything, which means that on the last day of play, it will be decided which of the two clubs will spend the winter in the Champions League.

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