"Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior scored a calamitous own goal as Tottenham claimed a 1-0 win in a low-key Champions League clash. Thomas Frank's maiden Champions League match as a coach got off to the ideal start just four minutes in, when Luiz Junior somehow bundled the ball into his own net after coming to gather a straightforward Lucas Bergvall cross. Yet Spurs failed to build on that gift during a clash lacking in cutting-edge quality at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium."
"Spurs attempted just nine shots, which proved the lowest total for any team across Tuesday's matches. Indeed, there was only one attempt on target across the entire game, from both teams combined. It is only the second Champions League match on record involving a Premier League or LaLiga team to have one or fewer shots on target, the first being Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Sparta Prague in November 2003 (one)."
Tottenham won 1-0 after Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior inadvertently put the ball into his own net from a Lucas Bergvall cross just four minutes into the match. Spurs were unable to capitalise further and managed only nine shots overall, with a single effort on target across the whole game. Villarreal, who had never beaten an English side in 14 Champions League meetings, grew more threatening after halftime but still failed to register a shot on target. A late foul by Micky van de Ven led to a free-kick that Nicolas Pepe missed, preserving Tottenham's narrow victory and continuing Tottenham's mixed record in opening Champions League fixtures.
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