Tabloidkrant Daily Mail spare the superlatives, of course not. But the medium also had praise for Spurs coach Maurico Pochettino. “Four minutes for rest made Pochettino is one of the bravest choices of his trainerscarrière. Although Tottenham at that time still virtually in the semi-finals was, he transferred the injured Sissoko, a defensive midfielder for an attacker Fernando Llorente. There were, however, plenty of defenders on the Spurs bench, but the Argentine chose the brave option. And that proved to be the right, because it was Llorente who, for the decisive hit made. Fate rewards the brave, or: to dare is to do ' , as they in North London, say.”
Champions League this Champions League evening between Manchester City and Tottenham pacify the tempers. And that is obviously also the English press did not fail to notice.