"The deadlock was broken inside just four minutes at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, when a goalkeeping blunder from Luiz Junior saw him inexplicably turn the ball into his own net, after trying to deal with a Lucas Bergvall cross. Yet the early goal did not spark a flurry of goalmouth action. Indeed, there was just one shot on target from the two teams combined, taken by Pape Matar Sarr for Spurs in the 30th minute."
"I thought it was a big win. In any competition it's good to get three points and get a good start. I'm happy with that. "I'm happy with the clean sheet. I'm happy with the defensive side of the game. "I think we were extremely good and limited Villarreal to very little throughout the game. They were a good team I really admire."
Tottenham beat Villarreal 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a fourth-minute own goal by Luiz Junior from a Lucas Bergvall cross. The match produced just one shot on target, Pape Matar Sarr's effort in the 30th minute, and Tottenham managed only 0.58 expected goals from seven attempts. The fixture is only the second Champions League game involving a Premier League or LaLiga side to have one or fewer shots on target. Villarreal remain winless in their first five Champions League matches, drawing three and losing two. Xavi Simons created one chance in 77 minutes.
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